'Mr. Integrity: 21 Months With A Catholic Con Man' Unlikely To Get Recommendation From Vatican Book Club.

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- CARLSBAD, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- According to author Wendy Quirk, the chronic woes of the Catholic Church have left the once-gilded hierarchy more recently perceived as having feet of clay. Now, along comes an unnerving tale from Quirk about a funny, handsome man who is a self-declared devout Catholic...and a professional con artist.

Under the guise of piety with a wily manner of manipulation, this con man bilked corporations and friends out of huge sums of money. Shortly afterwards, he married the wealthy Catholic heiress to the fortune of America's leading aerospace technology company just named "Company of the Year" by Forbes Magazine.

Quirk chronicles her relationship in frightening detail, explaining how he convinced prominent, heavyweight motorcycle event promoters that he was a national biker-event video producer. After hiring people to create and shoot the videos, he absconded with the funds, leaving most of the trusting vendors and promoters holding the bag, unpaid.

"My motivation was to expose the techniques of the con artist, and keep others from learning these lessons the hard way," Quirk explained. "I break down other cons and scams, describe manipulative behaviors that can raise red flags, and give a typical con artist profile. (Five key things to watch for are multiple drivers' licenses, no bank account, child support debt, bad credit, and instability.)

"Secondly, the book is a fundraising endeavor. I'm donating proceeds from the sale of 'Mr. Integrity' to pay the known creditors this con man abandoned without giving them a cent," Quirk stated.

Quirk "takes no prisoners," disclosing other scams and con artist behavior flourishing throughout the U.S. "Forewarned is forearmed," Quirk concluded. "I want people to be aware of what's out there, and how easy it is for someone who bases a relationship on mutual trust to get conned."

"Mr. Integrity: 21 Months with a Catholic Con Man" is distributed by Ingram Books, and is available on the Internet at http://www.mrintegrity.com/, http://www.amazon.com/, and http://www.barnesandnoble.com/. (Suggested retail list price $14.50.)

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CONTACT: Wendy Quirk, +1-760-434-9191, or Quiwen2002@yahoo.com

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