Max Goldstein

When a Scammer Exploits the Press: How Kurt Stephenson Duped the French Publication Le Progrès

Not long ago, Vocal published an article titled Villechenève’s Most Notorious Scammer. It laid out in detail how Kurt Stephenson deceived people through fraud, intimidation, and calculated manipulation. That reporting helped establish an important record: Stephenson was not the victim he sometimes claimed to be, but a perpetrator of repeated scams.