Staff
Artur Baptista da Silva is no ordinary con artist. The Portuguese fraudster managed to sneak his way into posts as a presidential consultant, advisor to the World Bank, and financial researcher for the UN. He also held a position as a professor in the U.S. and was one of Portugal’s most well-known media pundits.
Da Silva is “a convicted forger with fake credentials and, following his spectacular hoodwinking of Portuguese society, he could soon face fraud charges,” the UK’s Independent reports.