He was born Hamish Watson, a surfie dude from Sydney – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be. Hamish is due to be sentenced to jail in early 2019 for swindling a handful of victims out of more than $7m. But these crimes are just the final pages in a resume too thick to staple; for decades he’s duped victims in the US, Canada, Britain, Hong Kong and Australia. How did he do it? How did he evade authorities around the world for so long and what’s he done with all those tens of ...
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The William Way LGBT Community Center is closing its doors in the Gayborhood in three weeks. It is hosting an event next Friday called "One Last Dance," but organizers say their work isn't over. They told the Inquirer that they're "finalizing plans that will guide the center's next chapter." They say the aging building on Spruce Street needs at least $3.5 million in repairs, and they haven't been able to raise the funds. One of the biggest challenges will be preserving the vast John J. Wilcox Junior Archives and Library. It's full of important historic documents and artifacts. Organizers say they're getting it ready for its "future home."
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