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Youssef Khater
Born
Youssef Khater

March 19, 1978 (age 44 years)
NationalityLebanese
Other names
  • Joseph Carter
  • Josef Maria
August Eriksen
Criminal charge
Details
Victims
  • Dominic Rayner
  • Callie Quinn
  • Carlos Medina Maher

Youssef Khater is a Danish fraudster who was convicted of attempted murder in Chile and fraud in Denmark.[1][2] He previously served for 10 years in the Royal Danish Navy.[1][3] Khater was dishonorably discharged at the age of 28 for fraud.[citation needed]

Criminal history

Khater was arrested in 2009 for fraud, arson, embezzlement, and forgery but did not appear for his January 2011 trial.[1] He was convicted of attempted murder of a Texan woman in Chile.[4][5]

He ran a marathon in Costa Rica in 2015.[6] In 2017, he was arrested and released in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Morris, Lauren (March 1, 2022). "Who is Youssef Khater from Worst Roommate Ever?". Radio Times. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ "Entierra viva mujer y huye a Costa Rica". Diario Extra (in Spanish). 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. ^ Eriksen, Birgit (2007-09-16). "Baghjul til regnskovens slanger". Nordjyske (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Oud-huisgenoten ontmaskeren internationale oplichter. 'Hij was zo charmant.'". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  6. ^ Mari, Francesca (2015-12-18). "Convicted Conman Youssef Khater is Up and Running Again". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  7. ^ "UPDATE: 'International con artist' quickly released after arrest in Puerto Viejo on fraud charge". The Tico Times. 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05.