Johnathan Walton

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Johnathan Walton
Occupation(s)Journalist and podcaster
Website https://johnathanwalton.com/

Johnathan Walton is the host of the podcast "Queen of the Con: The Irish Heiress" and is a vigilante who hunts down con artists. The first con artist Walton put in jail was Marianne Smyth aka Mair Smyth aka Marianne Clark, [1] who scammed hundreds of thousands of dollars from 43 victims, including Walton himself, [2] in the United States and Europe, using an elaborate series of confidence tricks. [3] [4] She was convicted of stealing money from him and spent about two years in jail. [5]

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Walton also works as a producer on reality television shows like American Ninja Warrior for NBC, Shark Tank for ABC and Savage Builds for the Discovery Channel. [6] His career in unscripted television was preceded by a 10-year stint as an Emmy Award-winning TV news reporter and producer at local stations KHOU-TV in Houston, Texas, KABB-TV in San Antonio, Texas and WSVN-TV in Miami, Florida. [7] [8]

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  1. ↑ "Suspected con artist heads to DTLA court over grand theft charges". ABC7 Los Angeles. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  2. ↑ Walton, Johnathan. "Official website". Johnathan Walton. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  3. ↑ Cunningham, Waylon (2019-01-11). "Maryville-raised con artist convicted in Los Angeles". The Daily Times. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  4. ↑ Kilkenney, Katie (13 February 2020). "The Hollywood Producer, the "Heiress" and a Very Personal Quest for Justice". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Whittle, Patrick (2024-05-09). "Scammer who claimed to be an Irish heiress should be extradited to UK, judge rules". AP News. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  6. ↑ "Johnathan Walton | Producer, Writer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  7. ↑ "The best gig on TV - Houston Chronicle". Archived from the original on 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  8. ↑ "Houston stations snag several Lone Star Emmy Awards". Houston Chronicle. 23 October 2006.
  9. ↑ "Lone Star Chapter of NATAS - Emmy Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2006-10-25.2006 Lone Star Emmy
  10. ↑ Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine 2005 Lone Star Emmy
  11. ↑ "Archives". The Emmy Awards. Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-06-18.2004 Lone Star Emmy
  12. ↑ Belo Press Release
  13. ↑ "Belo Corp. | Press Releases". Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2006-09-12.Walton wins First Place Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Award for Light Feature
  14. ↑ 2003 Houston Chronicle calls Walton "Funny and smart"
  15. ↑ 2006 Houston Chronicle says that Walton "tickles us best"


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