some con men like to stay in the shadows, silently tracking their prey like sharks, ready to pounce on unsuspecting victims. but at the turn of this century, this man, christopher rocancourt, a french-born swindler, was working the party circuit right out in the open, in two of the most high-profile places in the united states, hollywood and the hamptons. george mueller knows the alleged con man's history and patterns as well as anyone. as an investigator for the los angeles district attorney's office, he'd been trying to nail the 34-year-old frenchman for years. >> he wants to go down as being one of the best. >> the baddest and the best. >> the baddest and the best. he played the game beautifully. >> mueller says as rocancourt became more successful, anything imaginable was worth trying, like smuggling diamonds from africa. he had a fetish for fancy cars and police said he seemed to find a way to avoid paying for any of them. >> had a great ferrari, a

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