https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar By: Alecia Bruno en-us 2020-08-13 12:09:21 UTC 2022-03-10 02:35:49 UTC hello@padlet.com aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087227003 He was born on November 5th, 1930, in New York City. Clifford was an American novelist and investigative reporter, he published about 20 novels. Clifford was known for his books called Fake!, The Hoax, etc. He really started to gain attention when his authorized biography of Howard Hughes was a fake.]]> 2022-03-10 01:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087227003 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087260191 In 1971 publisher McGraw-Hill really thought that the intel that he got from Clifford Irving was factual. Clifford convinced Hill that he really worked hand in hand with Hughes to bring his story to the public's eye. While Clifford's whole operation was going on, people thought that the money was going to the rightful owner of the story (Hughes) but instead Clifford was swindling 750,000 from the company.]]> 2022-03-10 01:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087260191 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087277117 He was a billionaire businessman, film producer, etc. He was known as one of the most influential and financially successful individuals in the world. In 1971, Hughes saw that Clifford Irving created a biography about him, he knew it was fake because he didn't authorize it. Hughes started off by trying to tell the public that it was fake, but no one believed him. So, he went to go sue Clifford Irving himself.]]> 2022-03-10 01:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087277117 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087321799 McGraw hill hired experts to examine letters that were supposedly written by Hughes. They determined that the handwriting could be Hughes, but they weren't too sure since the forgery was too good. The experts had to get a government subpoena to force Irving to turn over samples of his handwriting. Clifford's handwriting was different from Hughes, but the habits and other details were similar. On March 30th, 1972, Clifford admitted that he forged the letters and billionaire's autobiography. ]]> 2022-03-10 02:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087321799 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087352784 In 1972, Clifford pled guilty and was imprisoned for 17 months. He was also ordered to pay back the 750,000 that he swindled from the publishers and the company. Lastly, when Hughes sued him, he had to serve a 2 and a half prison sentence.]]> 2022-03-10 02:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087352784 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087366127 2022-03-10 02:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087366127 aleciabruno2846 https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087369757 Clifford Irving. (1930, November 5). IMDb. Retrieved March 9, 2022, from https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0410247/bio

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service. (n.d.). Clifford Irving | National Postal Museum. Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Retrieved March 9, 2022, from https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/behind-the-badge-case-histories-scams-and-schemes-financial-frauds/clifford-irving

Wikipedia contributors. (2022, March 8). Howard Hughes. Wikipedia. Retrieved March 9, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes]]> 2022-03-10 02:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aleciabruno2846/fsvpc3ec0943dpar/wish/2087369757