ShreyaWhere Is He Now?
Frank Abagnale’s personal expertise in check fraud and identity theft has today got him to be one of the world’s most reputed authorities in these fields. He has given hundreds of lectures to various law enforcement agencies and government organizations in the span of 35 years and as many as 10,000 organizations bring his fraud prevention ideas into use.
FBI Consultant
The same FBI that was hunting Abagnale down 40 years ago, hired him as a consultant after he got out of the jail. For the past 35 years he has been regularly lecturing at the FBI Academy and for this, he does not take any extra compensation. It is highly ironical that the people he was running away from are the ones he works in close contact with now.
Love And Family
Frank’s appointment with the FBI led him to meet the woman who would become his wife, Kelly Anne Welbes. They both have 3 boys together and live in Charleston, South Carolina. What got him to quit the crime world forever? It was not the fear of the prison but his family, as he says in the clip ahead.
Wifey
In his own words, “I could sit here and tell you, I was a born-again Christian, I am not. I could tell you prison rehabilitated me but it didn’t, I could tell you and take a cheap shot that I was a kid and made some mistakes when I grew up. But the truth is, G0d gave me a wife, she gave me 3 beautiful children, she gave me a family and SHE changed my life.” One of his sons actually lived the life he faked.
The REAL Lawyer
Abagnale’s eldest son decided to go to law school and he got an actual law degree! He did look up to his father for inspiration but channeled it more positively. His becoming a lawyer also got him a career with the FBI just like his father! Watch the short video clip ahead, of Abagnale’s life story.
The Video
Here is Frank’s story in his own words.
Teenagers should not get the wrong ideas in their head. Remember, even Frank would not go down the same road if he could redo things.