Youssef Khater

Youssef Khater
Born	Youssef Khater (1978-03-19) March 19, 1978 (age 47) Lebanon
Nationality	Lebanese and Danish [1]
Other names	Joseph Carter Josef Maria August Eriksen
Criminal charge	Attempted murder Arson Embezzlement Fraud
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Victims	Dominic Rayner Callie Quinn Carlos Medina Maher Khatib

Youssef Khater, who was featured on Season 1 Episode 3 of Netflix's Worst Roommate Ever series, is a Danish fraudster who was convicted of attempted murder in Chile and fraud in Denmark. ^{[2] [3]} He previously served for 10 years in the Royal Danish Navy. ^{[2] [4]} Khater was dishonorably discharged at the age of 28 for fraud.^{[ citation needed ]}

Criminal history

Khater was arrested in Denmark in 2009 for fraud, arson, embezzlement, and forgery but did not appear for his January 2011 trial. ^[2] In 2012, he was convicted of attempted murder of a Texas woman in Chile, and sentenced to 600 days. ^{[5] [6]}

Khater portrayed himself as an "extreme marathon runner" who befriended sportspeople as part of his cons. After serving time in Denmark, he ran a marathon in Costa Rica in 2015 and thus began his marathon con. ^[7] In 2017, he was arrested for fraud, but released in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. ^[8]

References

1. "UPDATE: 'International con artist' quickly released after arrest in Puerto Viejo on fraud charge". 5 January 2017.
2. Morris, Lauren (March 1, 2022). "Who is Youssef Khater from Worst Roommate Ever?". Radio Times. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
3. "Entierra viva mujer y huye a Costa Rica". Diario Extra (in Spanish). 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
4. Eriksen, Birgit (2007-09-16). "Baghjul til regnskovens slanger". Nordjyske (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
5. Godoy S., Carlos (2011-08-11). "En chile cayó campeóon mundial de las chivas". La Cuarta. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
6. Vis, Carlijn (25 June 2015). "Oud-huisgenoten ontmaskeren internationale oplichter. 'Hij was zo charmant.'" . NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-03-05.
7. Mari, Francesca (2015-12-18). "Convicted Conman Youssef Khater is Up and Running Again". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
8. "UPDATE: 'International con artist' quickly released after arrest in Puerto Viejo on fraud charge". The Tico Times. 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05.