Is frank abagnale still alive

Frank William Abagnale Jr. The book inspired the film of the same name directed by Steven Spielberg in , in which Abagnale was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio. He has also written four other books.

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Abagnale runs Abagnale and Associates, a consulting firm. Abagnale claims to have worked as an assistant state attorney general in the U. Logan provided evidence he claims proves the majority of Abagnale's story was invented or at best exaggerated. His parents separated when he was 12 and divorced when he was 15 years old.

Abagnale was only 15 at the time. Moreover, no alumni recall Abagnale ever attending the high school.

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In December , he enlisted in the U. Navy at the age of He was discharged after less than three months, and was released on February 18, Suspicious, the victim called the Mount Vernon police, who found Abagnale with a toy gun and a paper police badge. Abagnale was arrested and booked on a vagrancy charge after being identified in a lineup by the victim.

In June , the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Abagnale in Eureka, California , for car theft after he stole a Ford Mustang from one of his father's neighbors.