Youssef Khater
Born
Youssef Khater

(1978-03-19) March 19, 1978
NationalityLebanese
Other names
  • Joseph Carter
  • Josef Maria
August Eriksen
Criminal charge
Details
Victims
  • Dominic Rayner
  • Callie Quinn
  • Carlos Medina
  • Maher Khatib

Youssef Khater is a Danish fraudster and rapist who was convicted of attempted murder in Chile and fraud in Denmark.[1][2] He previously served for 10 years in the Royal Danish Navy.[1][3] Khater was dishonorably discharged at the age of 28 for fraud.

Criminal history

Khater was arrested in Denmark in 2009 for fraud, arson, embezzlement, and forgery but did not appear for his January 2011 trial.[1] In 2012, he was convicted of attempted murder of a Texas woman in Chile, and sentenced to 600 days.[4][5]

After serving time in Denmark, he ran a marathon in Costa Rica in 2015.[6] In 2017, he was arrested for fraud, but released in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Morris, Lauren (March 1, 2022). "Who is Youssef Khater from Worst Roommate Ever?". Radio Times. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. "Entierra viva mujer y huye a Costa Rica". Diario Extra (in Spanish). 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. Eriksen, Birgit (2007-09-16). "Baghjul til regnskovens slanger". Nordjyske (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  4. Godoy S., Carlos (2011-08-11). "En chile cayó campeóon mundial de las chivas". La Cuarta. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  5. "Oud-huisgenoten ontmaskeren internationale oplichter. 'Hij was zo charmant.'". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  6. Mari, Francesca (2015-12-18). "Convicted Conman Youssef Khater is Up and Running Again". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  7. "UPDATE: 'International con artist' quickly released after arrest in Puerto Viejo on fraud charge". The Tico Times. 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
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