Convicted N.J. swindler who ran dating scam admits he duped more women

CAMDEN -- A former Ventnor resident convicted a decade ago for running a lonely hearts-style scheme to defraud women of cash admitted he returned to his old tricks, pleading guilty Thursday to money laundering in connection with attempts to rip off yet more women.

Patrick Giblin, 52, posted ads on telephone dating services for nearly two years beginning in January 2013, eventually establishing relationships by phone with women across the country. Giblin told his victims he would either move or travel to where they lived in order to continue the relationship, but also requested loans for travel expenses.

His victims wired money to Giblin or transferred cash to his debit card. Giblin then spent at least some of the money to buy phone minutes which he used to call yet more women, authorities said.

In October 2014, he travelled from his home in Atlantic County to Albany County, N.Y., violating a parole provision from a previous conviction barring him from leaving the state. He continued the scam while traveling in New York, eventually defrauding 10 women in a number of states of up to $40,000.

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