time2lose@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoSurprise to be sure, but welcome onelemmy.worldimagemessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down15
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minus-squareThorry@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·2 days agoDoes this actually happen IRL? Or is it just a thing in the movies?
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·2 days agoone of most famous cases would be Frank Abagnale, but he was hired for his criminal skills after serving a total of 7 years in prison in 3 different countries. Nazi scientist on the other hand…
minus-squareidegenszavak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 days agoNot just scientists. Klaus Barbie worked for the CIA and for the government of Bolivia until 1983. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Barbie
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoIsn’t there a movie about him? Barbieheimer or something but I might be wrong
minus-squareSippyCup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoFrank Abignale never worked for the government in any capacity. He did go to banks and offer to educate them on check fraud, and lied about his credentials in doing so. He was also caught stealing cameras at a children’s summer camp. Fun little tidbit for ya.
minus-squarefdnomad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cover-up_of_Japanese_war_crimes There’s nothing you could do to demotivate the US government from pardoning your crimes against humanity if they felt like you might be useful
minus-squareeletes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoI know it’s not modern but there were a few pirates turned privateer
minus-squareSippyCup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoConfidential informants and guest speakers is about as close as it gets. Felons are prohibited from federal employment.
minus-squareAxolotl@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoI think some hackers did really got hired by CIA
Does this actually happen IRL? Or is it just a thing in the movies?
one of most famous cases would be Frank Abagnale, but he was hired for his criminal skills after serving a total of 7 years in prison in 3 different countries. Nazi scientist on the other hand…
Not just scientists. Klaus Barbie worked for the CIA and for the government of Bolivia until 1983. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Barbie
Isn’t there a movie about him? Barbieheimer or something but I might be wrong
“Wow, a Barbie museum!”
^ a person of culture
Frank Abignale never worked for the government in any capacity.
He did go to banks and offer to educate them on check fraud, and lied about his credentials in doing so.
He was also caught stealing cameras at a children’s summer camp. Fun little tidbit for ya.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cover-up_of_Japanese_war_crimes
There’s nothing you could do to demotivate the US government from pardoning your crimes against humanity if they felt like you might be useful
I know it’s not modern but there were a few pirates turned privateer
Confidential informants and guest speakers is about as close as it gets.
Felons are prohibited from federal employment.
Yuge if true
I think some hackers did really got hired by CIA