Man Who Impersonated Saudi Prince Jailed for 18 Years Over $8 Million Fraud After He Was Spotted Eating Pork

A man who posed as a Saudi Prince to swindle $8 million (£6.3 million) from wealthy investors has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for fraud.

Saudi men visit the Ferrari stand at the International Luxury Motor Show in Jeddah in a file photo. Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images

A man who posed as a Saudi Prince to swindle $8 million from wealthy investors has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for fraud.

Colombia-born Anthony Gignac, 48, posed as a Saudi royal under a fake persona—Prince Sultan Bin Khalid Al-Saud—for three decades.