The French film star, the fake Irish aristocrat and the missing €7m
Trial to open in Nice of Thierry Fialek-Birles, accused of an ‘elaborate fraud’ against the actor and director Dany BoonOne of France’s most popular actors will have a starring role in court when a fake Irish aristocrat goes on trial accused of cheating him out of millions of euros.Dany Boon,...
<p>Trial to open in Nice of Thierry Fialek-Birles, accused of an ‘elaborate fraud’ against the actor and director Dany Boon</p><p>One of France’s most popular actors will have a starring role in court when a fake Irish aristocrat goes on trial accused of cheating him out of millions of euros.</p><p>Dany Boon, director and star of Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis (Welcome to the Sticks), France’s biggest box office hit, says an alleged conman, who claimed to be an Oxford-educated maritime lawyer, stole nearly €7m from him as part of an elaborate scam.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/26/dany-boon-french-film-star-the-fake-irish-aristocrat-thierry-fialek-birles-and-the-missing-euros">Continue reading...</a>
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