EXCLUSIVE It has baffled the book world for years. Somebody has been stealing unpublished manuscripts by impersonating editors, authors, agents and scouts online. Today, the FBI arrested Filippo Bernardini, a young rights coordinator at a major publisher.
https://t.co/zlEA9N5GWr- Elizabeth A. Harris (@Liz_A_Harris)
January 5, 2022 The New York Times is reporting that a mysterious manuscript theif that has baffled the book world for years has finally been busted by the FBI!
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ONTD post here. On Wednesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Filippo Bernardini, a 29-year-old publishing professional, saying that he “impersonated, defrauded, and attempted to defraud, hundreds of individuals” over five or more years, obtaining hundreds of unpublished manuscripts in the process.
Mr. Bernardini, an Italian citizen, worked as a rights coordinator for a major international publisher in London, according to the indictment. On his Twitter bio, he said he worked for Simon & Schuster U.K.
The indictment said he had registered more than 160 fraudulent internet domains that impersonated publishing professionals and companies.
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