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TA wrote on 2011-08-21 07:38
http://www.dailytech.com/Criminal+Tries+to+Photoshop+Himself+Volunteering/article19169.htm
Fraudster Daryl Simon is known for his laundry list of scams, but this time, he went one step too far when attempting to Photoshop himself into pictures that portray him participating in volunteer work, then submitting them to a federal judge.
Simon's rap sheet consists of buying a $29,500 sports car with a fake cashier's check, possession of a stolen Mercedes-Benz, and several instances of credit card fraud including purchases of electronic devices at Target in 2006. In 2007, he plead guilty of credit card fraud and then skipped out on bail.
In order to try to reduce his sentence, Simon used Photoshop to insert his body into photos that depict him volunteering at hospitals as an assistant for those going through physical therapy and rehabilitation exercises, and also assisting students with their work in school. One picture shows him helping a patient with exercises while others show him with a teen student at school.
When Simon, 38, turned these photos in to Judge Stephen Robinson, prosecutors noticed that he had the same poses in certain pictures, making each look identical to the previous with the exception of different backgrounds and sometimes flipping the image of himself to face a different direction.
"Evidence that his image was inserted and flipped can be seen by examining the single detail on his shirt above his fingers -- that detail appears on the left side of the shirt in the top photograph, and on the right side of the shirt in the bottom photograph," prosecutors wrote.
In addition, the U.S. Attorney's Office noted that Simon even created fake letters from several charitable organizations in his support.
The discovery of Simon's poor Photoshop job landed him 285 months in prison, which is 50 months longer than the maximum under sentencing guidelines for bail jumping and credit card fraud.
LOL
[Image: http://ismoketoomuch.com/pics/shopped.jpg]
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Strawberry wrote on 2011-08-21 07:40
Epic fail Photoshop.
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Mentosftw wrote on 2011-08-21 07:41
Wow, just how stupid did this guy think the judge could be?
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pinkkea wrote on 2011-08-21 07:41
lol
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Sekwaf wrote on 2011-08-21 07:53
Silly criminals.
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Hiccup wrote on 2011-08-21 07:55
wut a guy!
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TA wrote on 2011-08-21 08:00
Quote from Mentosftw;560021:
Wow, just how stupid did this guy think the judge could be?
About as stupid as
Apple thought theirs would be.
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TA wrote on 2011-08-21 08:00
Quote from Mentosftw;560021:
Wow, just how stupid did this guy think the judge could be?
About as stupid as
Apple thought theirs would be.
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Bride wrote on 2011-08-21 11:47
:lol:
i'm betting he regrets that now. idiot
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Excalibuurr wrote on 2011-08-21 12:03
I would like to examine these pictures and be the judge of his skills. -fixes monocle-
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Kingofrunes wrote on 2011-08-21 13:46
Wow. Really?
*facepalm*
What an idiot. He got his just desserts. Sounds like quite the smooth talker. Scam Artist most likely >.>
*looks at what Apple did*
I hate Apple even more than I ever did. Google is pretty good. I like them.
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Adelynn wrote on 2011-08-22 20:53
Quote from Excalibuurr;560343:
I would like to examine these pictures and be the judge of his skills. -fixes monocle-
Pretty much this.^
Also, lol@Apple.
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Cucurbita wrote on 2011-08-22 23:35
Apple chief executive and co-founder, Steven P. Jobs has bragged about his mastery of stealing ideas from others, stating [video], "Picasso had a saying - 'Good artists copy, great artists steal.' And we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas."
Mr. Jobs contends Android handset makers like Samsung, HTC, and Motorola should not be allowed to "steal" the iPad and iPhone's patented looks and designs.
:fail3:
Galaxy Tab 10.1 been succesfully blocked from Australia and Europe.
If Samsung wanted, they could easily countersue for all the lost profits.