A fake Arab prince, who deceived Colombian soldiers and politicians, is arrested in the US

Before he was arrested by the FBI in the United States in June 2023 for alleged conspiracy to commit murder for hire, A man managed to deceive the Colombian military, police and politicians by posing as an Arab prince while living a life of luxury in Medellín.

Fereidoun Khalilian appeared in Colombia as a member of an Arab royal family and within a few months managed to meet the former mayor of Medellín, Daniel QuinteroAccording to an investigation published by Colombian media El Armadillo, police assigned him bodyguards and exchanged favors with an army commander.

The eccentric man, who visited restaurants, shopping centers, nightclubs and Pablo Escobar’s House Museum during his stay in Colombia, presents himself on social networks as a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, entertainment agent, celebrity representative, director of a technology company and owner of a record label.

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They reveal that in it Khalilian, known as “Prince Fred”, arrived in Medellín at the end of 2021, accompanied by his partner, Colombian model and queen Andrea Aguilera, and lived in a 4,000-square-foot apartment with a jacuzzi on the terrace and a movie room.

This portal, after analysis Images in which he appears to have been escorted by police and shared with the commander of the army’s IV Brigade, General Juan Carlos Fajardo, have been found in more than 3,000 of the fake prince’s publications.

“Last May 9 he was in Bogotá. He attended the General Santander Cadet School for the transfer of command, during which General William Salamanca took over the overall leadership of the Colombian police,” El Armadillo describes in its investigation.

There are even photos of it Colombian officer hugged me “Prince Fred” at said ceremonyalso from a visit to the army’s IV Brigade, where he posed with General Fajardo, who met Khalilian at least four times and presented him with a trophy with a soldier, a Colombian flag and a miniature military helicopter.

Regarding the visit of the false prince to the military brigade, the army explained that it was “to learn more about the weapons purchase process, as three of his bodyguards wanted to obtain permits to carry a weapon and in their profession to work.”

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Authorities, in turn, explained that the man received police protection “in exchange” for the donation he made for a 15th birthday party organized by police for low-income youth.

Narcissist and con man

In this research they talk about meetings with former mayor Quintero, including a dinner in a restaurant to talk about business and investments in city projects.

Anyway, Khalilian’s story raised doubts and distrust in the mayor’s office. so they asked for information at the embassy of the Arab Emirates and They refused to ‘clear space’ for him when they found no records.

To find out how “Prince Fred” maintained that life of luxury, El Armadillo contacted Paradis Khalilian, the scammer’s cousin, who pointed out that her relative “a narcissist who has nothing to do with royalties” and who built his fortune thanks to his history of fraud and scam.

The specific character, identified in international media as Paris Hilton’s former business partner at an Orlando nightclub, stopped posting on his social networks after be arrested by the FBI on June 22, 2023 Vegas, accused of ordering the murder of a filmmaker – a former employee of his – who investigated his life for a documentary.

But that is not the only precedent in the US justice system, as his first arrest, which states that Khalilian was born in Kuwait on December 25, 1971, was recorded on July 25, 1993 for assaulting a police officer and a security guard. agent at a Disney park in Orlando, while in 2007 there were at least three sexual assault allegations against him. (JO)