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November 15, 2014

Crime

The Con Artist Hired to Clean Ebola

During the financial crisis, Sal Pane ran a multimillion-dollar mortgage scam. A few years later, with the help of some high-profile media appearances and a dead man's resume, he won the government contract to clean up Ebola in New York.

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Alex Campbell, Andrew Kaczynski Buzzfeed Nov 2014 20min Permalink