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“You are a con man, and in addition to being a con man, you are a thief. That’s what I’m sentencing here, someone who uses his wits and his intelligence to become just a common thief.”
--U.S. District Judge Matthew Byrne, as he sentenced Kerry Dee Ketchem, 36, to five years in prison for swindling an insurance company. Ketchem was a fugitive until he appeared as a contestant on the “Super Password” television game show and was recognized by a viewer.
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