Here’s an interesting story about a Nigerian prince scheme that does not involve a Nigerian. Alex Tannous, a self-proclaimed prince with ties to Emirati royalty, has been arrested for allegedly swindling San Antonio investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The arrest took place on February 9 and appears to reveal a complex saga of deception, betrayal, and a quest for justice.
A man accused of falsely claiming to be a “prince” and bilking investors in San Antonio of hundreds of thousands of dollars has been arrested on a charge of wire fraud.
Alex Tannous, a 38-year-old Lebanese native, appeared Friday in federal court after the FBI arrested him when he returned from abroad to San Antonio for a child custody hearing hearing, records show. He was ordered held without bond, pending a bail hearing in federal court on Tuesday.
For many years, Tannous “claimed to be a…
