THE REAL DIGGITY DOGGONE DIGGITY: STRANGE ACTUAL WORDS & EVENTS

Barry Vinocur, an eloquent college dropout, conned his way into a job as a medical technician. He excelled in the position and later used his cousin's medical records in forging a medical license. He then learned the position by extensive reading and watching physicians on the University of California's medical faculty. With this knowledge he correctly diagnosed a rare blood disorder in an infant at the university and saved its life. He later became the supervisor of the university's helicopter transport services for newborns and co-authored a textbook on intensive care treatment with three other doctors. After his exposure as a fraud he received a light sentence due to his excellent work: probation and 100 hours of community service. [Source: How Con Games Work, M. Allen Henderson, 1985; 1994]