From luxury yachts in the Bahamas to jail in France: the downfall of fake Irish aristocrat Thierry Birles
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From luxury yachts in the Bahamas to jail in France: the downfall of fake Irish aristocrat Thierry Birles
"Presenting himself as an Irish lord, Birles defrauded French actor Dany Boon of €4.5m and is the subject of a garda investigation"
"Not long after the film star Dany Boon sent sheriffs to seize his yachts at the prestigious Royal Cork Yacht Club (RCYC) in Crosshaven, Co Cork, Thierry Fialek-Birles fled to the Bahamas. Just as he had charmed members of the prestigious RCYC, the new resident of Obera Beach resort made an immediate impression on his neighbours when he first showed up in Freeport in August 2022."
Thierry Fialek-Birles presented himself as an Irish lord and defrauded French actor Dany Boon of €4.5 million. He is the subject of a Garda investigation. After Dany Boon sent sheriffs to seize his yachts at the prestigious Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven, Co Cork, Birles fled to the Bahamas. He arrived as a new resident of Obera Beach resort in Freeport in August 2022. He charmed members of the Royal Cork Yacht Club and made an immediate impression on neighbours when he first showed up in Freeport.
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