S2 Trailer: Join the Global Manhunt for John Ruffo

Have You Seen This Man? by ABC News

Jul 29, 202102:11Society & Culture

John Ruffo was an unassuming computer salesman from Brooklyn who engineered one of the most outlandish frauds in American history. He received a 17-year sentence for his $350 million swindle -- but his story didn't end t...

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