Philippe Berre

Philippe Berre
Born (1954-06-06) 6 June 1954
Paris, France
Nationality French
Known for various impersonations

Philippe Berre (born 6 June 1954 in Paris, France) is a French impostor and confidence trickster whose story inspired a 2009 movie In the Beginning by Xavier Giannoli, where Berre was interpreted by French actor François Cluzet.[1][2][3]

Impersonations

Construction engineer

For a month in 1997, Philippe Berre impersonated a civil engineer responsible for the construction of a segment of the A28 autoroute.[2] He recruited personnel, rented material and mounted a construction site near Saint-Marceau, Sarthe; his team then started construction but he was eventually arrested after suspicions raised by one of the material suppliers.[2][3]

Ministry of Agriculture official

In 2010, he impersonated an official of the French Ministry of Agriculture sent to Charron, Charente-Maritime in order to assist with relief efforts after the Xynthia windstorm.[1][2] For four days, he signed contracts with various companies in the name of the ministry while keeping the fees for himself, he also rented material and had the mayor pay for it.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Flore Galaud (2010-04-29). "Prison ferme pour l'escroc qui a inspiré le film À l'origine". Le Figaro. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Le Monde.fr avec AFP et Reuters (09/03/2010). "Xynthia : l'escroc qui a inspiré le film "À l'origine" a été arrêté". Le Monde. Retrieved 5 April 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. 1 2 Le FIgaro (10/11/2009). "Un invraisemblable fait divers". Le Figaro. Retrieved 5 April 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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