Youssef Khater
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| Born | Youssef Khater March 19, 1978 |
| Nationality | Lebanese and Danish [1] |
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Youssef Khater, who was featured on Season 1 Episode 3 of Netflix's Worst Roommate Ever series, is a Danish fraudster who was convicted of attempted murder in Chile and fraud in Denmark.[2][3] He previously served for 10 years in the Royal Danish Navy.[2][4] Khater was dishonorably discharged at the age of 28 for fraud.[citation needed]
Criminal history
[edit]Khater was arrested in Denmark in 2009 for fraud, arson, embezzlement, and forgery but did not appear for his January 2011 trial.[2] In 2012, he was convicted of attempted murder of a Texas woman in Chile, and sentenced to 600 days.[5][6]
Khater portrayed himself as an "extreme marathon runner" who befriended sportspeople as part of his cons. After serving time in Denmark, he ran a marathon in Costa Rica in 2015 and thus began his marathon con.[7] In 2017, he was arrested for fraud, but released in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ https://ticotimes.net/2017/01/05/international-con-man-detained-puerto-viejo-fraud-charge
- ^ a b c Morris, Lauren (March 1, 2022). "Who is Youssef Khater from Worst Roommate Ever?". Radio Times. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "Entierra viva mujer y huye a Costa Rica". Diario Extra (in Spanish). 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ Eriksen, Birgit (2007-09-16). "Baghjul til regnskovens slanger". Nordjyske (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ Godoy S., Carlos (2011-08-11). "En chile cayó campeóon mundial de las chivas". La Cuarta. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Oud-huisgenoten ontmaskeren internationale oplichter. 'Hij was zo charmant.'". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ Mari, Francesca (2015-12-18). "Convicted Conman Youssef Khater is Up and Running Again". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "UPDATE: 'International con artist' quickly released after arrest in Puerto Viejo on fraud charge". The Tico Times. 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05.