Ray William Johnson
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Podcast Appearances
But, for whatever reason, it still doesn't seem to be enough for Jean-Claude and Hilda.
They want more.
So one day in 2003, they decide to pull another con job.
And that is when they meet this guy, Hanley.
And Hanley, he's an Irish businessman and he's trying to buy four airplanes for a new airline he's part of.
But he needs a loan to do that.
So Jean-Claude offers to lend him about 1.5 million euros so he can buy these planes.
However, Hanley would first have to pay a surety of 1 million euros.
And I don't really get this scam or how it works, but you know, this is what they did.
And so Hanley's like, sure thing.
And he sends over the million euros.
And of course, Jean-Claude and Hilde disappear with the money.
And it doesn't take long before Hanley realizes that he's been scammed and he goes straight to the police.
And so in 2007, South African police start looking for Jean-Claude.
And eventually, bam, they arrest him and they throw him in jail.
Now, Hilda wasn't the one doing business with Hanley, so she didn't get arrested.
But at this point, she's scared, because she knows that with this arrest, Jean-Claude might be extradited back to Belgium, where they're wanted for murder, and she's not about to let that happen.
And that is when she comes up with an insane plan to pose as a police officer and trick the other officers into letting Jean-Claude out of jail.
And it's an absolutely crazy idea, but that's what she's going to do.
So one day she poses as a police officer.