Lustig moved to America and kept going. He scammed banks. He sold fake money-printing machines to farmers. He even swindled Al Capone out of $5,000 and lived to tell the story. He used over 45 different aliases across his career. He was arrested dozens of times and escaped or talked his way out every single time.
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Lot 212 · Monday, March 23, 2026