Friday Funny: The Case of the Con Man

Convicted con man Peter Horsford, who was accused of impersonating a lawyer, had trouble getting a trial date in New York in 1988. The problem was that four of the judges considered for his trial were disqualified from hearing the case – because he had argued cases in their courtrooms.

“I should have suspected he wasn’t a lawyer,” said one of he judges. “He was always so punctual and polite.”