13 - Mukhtar Ablyazov, the oligarch - Legendary Crooks, True Stories

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14 - Helga de la Brache, the queen of impostors - Legendary Crooks, True Stories

Born in Stockholm in 1817 into a modest family, Aurora Florentina Magnusson had an early desire to rise above her social standing. In the 1930s, Aurora worked as a domestic servant. In 1838, while working for a wealthy family, she befriended the daughter of her bosses. The young ...  Show more

15 - Marthe Hanau, the banker - Legendary Crooks, True Stories

Embodied in the cinema by Romy Schneider in the film The Banker, Marthe Hanau has gradually fallen into oblivion. However, her story deserves to be remembered! Born in 1886 in Paris, she became one of the few businesswomen working in finance at the time. It must be said that from ...  Show more

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