Dany Boon alleges that a man who called himself Terry Birles and gave the real name Thierry Fialek-Birles stole nearly €7 million from him. The alleged conman reportedly posed as an Oxford-educated maritime lawyer and wove an elaborate scam involving luxury yachts, tax havens, multiple aliases, claimed royal connections and an international manhunt. The suspect reportedly dined at the Royal Cork Yacht Club in November 2021 and portrayed himself as cultured, wealthy and descended from an ancient Irish family. He allegedly owned classic racing yachts, bought a 17-bedroom property in Youghal and commuted between Ireland and Monaco. Boon reportedly transferred over €2.2m to a Dublin-registered company linked to the scheme. The case is due to go on trial in Nice.
The man Boon says he knew as Terry Birles whose real name is Thierry Fialek-Birles reportedly appeared completely at home when he dined at the Royal Cork Yacht Club in November 2021. Fellow sailing enthusiasts told the Irish Independent the smooth-talking and smartly dressed young man in his 30s came across as cultured, classy and wealthy. He allegedly led them to believe he came from an ancient Irish family and that his parents had died in a helicopter crash in Connemara when he was nine.
He owned two classic racing yachts and had bought a 17-bedroom property in Youghal, Country Cork, which he was planning to restore while commuting between Ireland and Monaco where his girlfriend, a successful Chinese business executive, was an adviser for the Prince Albert of Monaco Foundation, he allegedly said. Several months before the dinner, Fialek-Birles, who claimed he had been educated in Britain and Italy and had a master's degree from Oxford University, had reportedly met Boon in Monaco and been engaged to renovate the actor's recently acquired yacht, Umaren, a 21-metre vessel estimated at 3.5m (about 3m).
One of France's most popular actors will have a starring role in court when a fake Irish aristocrat goes on trial accused of cheating him out of millions of euros. Dany Boon, director and star of Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (Welcome to the Sticks), France's biggest box office hit, says an alleged conman, who claimed to be an Oxford-educated maritime lawyer, stole nearly 7m from him as part of an elaborate scam.
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