Serial Swindlers Season 1 Episode 10 Joel Barlow - "Tahitian Prince"
- January 1, 2018
- 27 min
Born Joseph Hikairo-Barlow, this serial swindler created a complex false persona for himself, convincing people around him that he was a Tahitian Prince with a massive fortune and connections to the British royal family. Little did they know that he was actually ripping off taxpayers through an elaborate accounting fraud, stealing $16.6 million from the public purse to fund his lavish lifestyle.