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Con artist-turned good guy Abagnale to speak Sept. 30 in Walnut Creek

Summary by The Mercury News
Emma Mayta Canales l Contra Costa Youth Journalism Frank Abagnale, a former con artist who turned into a respected authority on fraud detection and cybersecurity for the FBI, will be the featured speaker Sept. 30 in this season’s seventh installment of the Lesher Foundation’s Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. Abagnale appeared in the inaugural season of the Lesher Speaker Series a decade ago. As…

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Con artist-turned good guy Abagnale to speak Sept. 30 in Walnut Creek

The Lesher Center will host a talk by the fraud-prevention expert for the FBI who was the subject of a 2002 Steven Spielberg film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

·Walnut Creek, United States
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