A homeless profession conman with greater than 65 prior busts scammed two Irish vacationers out of $2,000 in Occasions Sq. on Thanksgiving, cops and sources stated.
The 2 27-year-old vacationers noticed Elliot Brightman, 61, enjoying a shell sport at Broadway and West forty ninth Avenue round 3:15 pm. Thursday once they determined to attempt their hand at it, authorities stated.
One of many ladies threw down $1,000 for Brightman’s sport, which concerned three bottle caps and a small ball on a desk, cops stated.
The intention of the sport is to try to keep watch over the bottle cap with the ball beneath because the caps are moved round.
When she misplaced the spherical, Brightman urged her to play once more and put in one other $1,000 to win her a reimbursement, authorities
When her pal did so, Brightman grabbed the entire money and bolted, cops and sources stated.
Police caught as much as Brightman a short while later after witnesses reported that they thought the ladies have been in bother.
The profession conman was charged with grand larceny, fraudulent accosting, possession of a playing machine, and selling playing, cops and sources stated.
However the visiting duo didn't get their $2,000 again, and cops imagine Brightman handed the cash over to another person.
Brightman appeared in courtroom on Friday evening, the place Assistant District Legal professional Chelsea McGee stated a witness recognized him — after he informed police they'd the unsuitable man.
“It's one other man. I don’t have sh–t. I solely have 40 dollars in my pockets,” Brightman allegedly informed cops.
Prosecutors requested he be reduce unfastened on supervised launch and cited his lengthy felony historical past, which incorporates six felony convictions, one violent felony conviction, 54 misdemeanors and ten failures to look.
Brightman’s prolonged rap sheet dates again to 1982, when he was busted for working a sport of three-card monte in Midtown, police sources stated.
His rap sheet additionally contains arrests for selling playing, felony possession of a managed substance, trademark counterfeiting and fraudulent accosting, the sources stated.
He was most just lately arrested for felony possession of a managed substance in 2017, within the confines of the Sixth Precinct, which covers Greenwich Village and the West Village.
He additionally beforehand served time in state jail for grand larceny, state Correction information present.
Decide Rachel Pauley ordered Brighton be positioned on supervised launch. His subsequent courtroom date is scheduled for Jan. 11.
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