Fake US ambassador went on luxury spending spree before FBI arrest, bought a Bentley, leased a Maserati

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Michigan woman posed as an ambassador, a bank owner to steal $1 million from victims to fund her lavish lifestyle.
Shannon Monet Steel, 42, a Detroit native who allegedly claimed to be an ambassador for the Central African Republic, was arrested by the FBI on September 1 and charged with

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Michigan woman posed as an ambassador, a bank owner to steal $1 million from victims to fund her lavish lifestyle.
Shannon Monet Steel, 42, a Detroit native who allegedly claimed to be an ambassador for the Central African Republic, was arrested by the FBI on September 1 and charged with

Sources: Times of India