Wanted 9/11 scam artist extradicted to Florida

Remember Patric Ian Henn, the convicted con man we wrote about last month who skipped out on his parole in Florida, moved to Long Beach and then video-blogged his way right back into police custody? He was extradited back to Florida on Monday, the Press-Telegram reports.

Henn served a little more than two years in a Florida prison for bilking charity organizations out of $68,000, money he collected by lying about losing a partner in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. When he vanished, he still owed $29,000 to the Red Cross and other charities and had also failed to perform 600 hours of community service.

Turns out Henn had moved to Long Beach, where he set up shop as society blogger Boy About Town. His West Coast scam unraveled after he revealed his real name to an acquaintance, who Googled him. He was arrested on July 12 by Long Beach police, who were acting on an anonymous tip.

-- Veronique de Turenne