Born Joseph Hikairo-Barlow, the serial swindler created a complex false persona for himself, convincing people around him that he was a Tahitian Prince with a massive fortune and connections to the British royal family. Little did they know that he was actually ripping off taxpayer through an elaborate accounting fraud at his employer's Queensland Health, stealing from the public purse to fund his lavish lifestyle.
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