S12: "A Death in Cryptoland" E4: Voleur

The Expert Witness from Uncover

CBC

True Crime

4.5 • 10.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Despite Michael Patryn’s denials that he’s a fraudster named Omar Dhanani, customers aren’t buying it. They’re demanding proof. A mugshot. A secret service agent, a felon-turned podcaster, and a childhood friend tell the story of Omar, the man Michael insists he’s not. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/a-death-in-cryptoland-transcripts-listen-1.6035764

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0:49.8	On a humid night in July 2003, a guy named Albert Gonzales arrives at an ATM in New York.
0:56.8	He's standing at an ATM machine, he's taking a white plastic card, putting it in an ATM machine, pulling out $20 bills, taking the 20s, stuffing them into a backpack.
1:07.8	40 minutes at an ATM machine, 40 minutes, he stands there.
1:11.8	But what Albert doesn't realize is that he's inadvertently attracted the attention of a police officer.
1:17.8	One who in all likelihood was thinking,
1:20.8	What the hell is this kid doing? But what really grabs the cops attention is the get up Albert's wearing.
1:28.8	Albert's wearing a wig. He's got a disguise on. Kid, what are you doing?
1:33.8	He's wearing a woman's long haired wig, some costume jewelry and a fake nose ring.
1:40.8	The phony hair would later be described as stringy.
1:44.8	Having seen enough, the policeman approaches Albert and arrests him on the spot.
1:49.8	He's carrying a stack of phony bank cards.
1:53.8	Albert Gonzales would prove to be a real catch.
1:57.8	The 22-year-old had become accustomed to concealing his identity.
2:01.8	Online he hid behind alias such as Kumbha Johnny and his personal favorite, Super Nazi.
2:09.8	Albert was one of the top players in a criminal cyber form called ShadowCrew.com.
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