Global Magazine reporter / Lin Ruxuan
The Spanish swindler Nicholas Jr., who was released without insurance, is still "thinking about the wall" at home, there is no new progress in his investigation, and his "extraordinary deception" has been enthusiastically stirred up by the media and the Internet...
Where is Little Nicholas sacred?
If you've seen the Hollywood movie "Get Away with It," you probably know that the protagonist's prototype, Frank Abagnale, the most "extraordinary" liar of the twentieth century, became a wanted criminal in the United States, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Germany, and many other countries at the age of 20. Little Nicholas is simply the reincarnation of Frank, the Spanish version of the "genius liar". The Spanish media jokingly referred to him as "Little Naughty Nicolas" (a mischievous ghost who often breaks into trouble in a French novel).
Nicholas Jr. shook hands with the new Spanish king Felipe VI, took photos with a number of dignitaries, watched the ball in the box at the Bernabeu, the home of Real Madrid... He is now charged with fraud, forging government documents and posing as a government official.
Become a member of the "upper class"
Nicholas Jr., whose full name is Francisco Nicolas Gomez Iglesias, is 20 years old. From the age of 15, he gradually entered Spanish politics and business circles and became a member of the "upper class" - on his "Facebook" account, he uploaded several photos, including photos of various tall events and photos with various famous people, including a handshake with the new King Felipe VI at his enthronement ceremony.
When Nicholas Jr. was 15 years old, his mother took him to a community event in the Spanish People's Party (now the ruling party) and introduced him to the People's Party's think tank, the Foundation for Social Analysis and Research (FAES). From then on, little Nicholas was like a fish being released back into the sea. He appeared frequently in various activities of the People's Party and FAC, using the most beautiful excuse: "Let me take the handle". With help, he became an indispensable member of the People's Party, so much so that soon everyone was accustomed to his presence, and no one asked who the little guy was, where he came from, or what he was doing.
At the age of 15, Nicholas Jr. organized the largest rally of young members under the age of 18 in the history of the BJP. For this good play, little Nicholas did not spare any effort. In addition to the knock-on effects of social networks, he went to these little party members school by school, knocking on doors one by one, and encouraging them to attend a meeting with Aznar (former prime minister of Spain and honorary chairman of the People's Party). On the day of the congress, Little Nicholas sat comfortably on the podium, right next to Aznar.
As a result, he got the first photo with a politician as a stepping stone. Starting with Aznar, a large number of voters have "laid guns", including Madrid Mayor Anna Botea, former IMF President Rodrigue Lato, Secretary of State of several departments of the Spanish government, and so on.
What is even more exaggerated is that some people in the People's Party even began to "envy" little Nicholas. How come he's in the first row every time? The curly-haired little Nicholas dressed basically in a suit, with a calm temperament that was not so commensurate with his age, as if everywhere was his home field, and where he was calm. He also sometimes released false inside information to show his closeness to the upper echelons. Like, "Hey, you know what? Rajoy (the current Prime Minister of Spain and Chairman of the People's Party) is considering promoting you to Parliament! ”
Nicholas Jr.'s ability to plan was revealed as early as the age of 10. In April 2005, when Pope John Paul II passed away, Nicholas Jr. learned of the news on television and that people would go to Cologne Square for a rally to mourn. After some hard and soft bubbles, little Nicholas persuaded his parents to take him to the square. Not only that, but he managed to get through the crowd and get in front of the Madrid TV reporters, and won himself the opportunity to be interviewed.
A few days later, little Nicholas published a commemorative article in the school magazine. In addition to describing the atmosphere in the square that night, the article also recalls the reporter's visit. The reporter asked him: What is the pope to you? He replied: He is a saint. At the end of the article, Little Nicholas wrote: "I am very happy when I go home. In Colón Square I understood that after a man died, he went to heaven. ”
The little climax of Nikolai's deception was in June of this year. He attended the enthronement of King Felipe VI, attended by only 2,000 guests, and shook hands with the king for a group photo. After Nicholas Jr. was arrested, the Spanish royal family said nicholas Jr. was present as another guest companion. Although the female judge Barrios vowed to check the bottom of the sky, how little Nicholas got mixed in, no one knows. No wonder Barrios was puzzled: how could such a young man, with one mouth, deceive so many people?!
Out of the mix, sooner or later it is necessary to pay back
Bernard, a prosecutor who dealt with Nicholas Jr., recalled that Nicholas Jr. had met with him 10 to 15 times as a representative of the Spanish royal family to try to mediate the lawsuit against Princess Christina for alleged money laundering, "His identity seems completely real to me, because he has a good car and bodyguards, and he doesn't look like a bluff." ”
However, as the so-called "self-inflicted sins, do not live", when nicholas jr. began to use his "huge connections" to ask for money from third parties, the top brass of the People's Party gradually became vigilant.
It is said that Nicholas Jr. defrauded many entrepreneurs and tried to blackmail Puyol, the former president of the government of the Autonomous Region of Catalonia, and his fabrication of his ties to the royal family gradually spread to the ears of security personnel, and the security services launched an investigation. It all happened before Nicholas Jr. was arrested on Oct. 14. In legal proceedings, Nicholas Jr. was arrested for disguising himself as a staff member of the Spanish intelligence agency CNI and extorting 25,000 euros from a company to help them sell a property.
According to Spanish media reports, when police searched his home, they found multiple forged CNI documents, forged government vehicle use authorizations, a siren, and a car license plate for the gendarmerie and a car license plate for the city police. Nicholas Jr. was charged with fraud, forging government documents, and posing as a government official.
After the incident, many BJP officials said they were "taken aback." Most people thought little Nicholas was familiar, but no one knew him. For some, the young man was just a little fanatical and harmless about taking photos with politicians, and no one thought that the photos would be used for illegal acts.
Nicholas Jr. was released uninsured on October 17, but the police confiscated his passport and he was restricted from leaving the country.
It is difficult to distinguish between true and false
Spanish media reports not much about little Nikolai's family and real life. On the well-known professional social networking site LinkedIn, Nicholas Jr. ranked his professional expertise in this way: politics, public relations, political counseling, public policy and political movements.
At the Spanish Institute of Financial Studies, he only took 4 courses in 3 years, and the tuition fee for the fourth year was not paid. People in the same grade said that Nicholas Jr. had only been around for a few days in recent months, and once he showed up at the school with 4 bodyguards.
It is said that on the day nicholas jr. was declared uninsured, his father "couldn't say a word" on the other end of the phone and just cried. The family believes that Little Nicholas has fallen victim to a hoax, and after the overwhelming chaos in front of them, perhaps in the future they will consider prosecuting someone.
The outside world can not guess how the relationship between little Nicholas and his parents is, only that he does not live with his parents, and the lawyer is also invited by one of his uncles. After "Discovery", little Nicholas lived in a small villa in a wealthy area, and the person he trusted most was his confidant.
After the incident, his confidant was interviewed by several media outlets, but his identity remained secret, using only the pseudonym Maria and her nickname , "Boba". Mary regarded little Nicholas as a spiritual pillar figure, and they knew each other from an early age.
Mary is allegedly the daughter of a business tycoon. Perhaps because of her, little Nicholas was able to expand his network more easily. Maria said she trusted little Nicholas unconditionally, "The media reports are all nonsense." He can go so far because there are important people behind him who are helping him. ”
Little Nicholas, Maria said, was now just hiding in his house, hiding from the media, but he was calm and only annoyed by all the lies that the outside world had thrown at him.
Compared with the "calmness" of the parties, the Spaniards who were watching were really lively for a while. Surprised by the extraordinary "talent" of little Nicholas, Spanish netizens have mocked the stupidity of politicians, called for more "little Nicholas", and even shouted out the slogan of "Tonight, we are all little Nicholas".
On social networks, the PS "big gods" have not been sarcastically contributed more tall photos for little Nicholas: with the Simpsons, with the Barca team, and the Oscars after various movie queens... Moni, a Senegalese rapper living in Spain, also made a MV for Little Nicholas and Maria, with lyrics saying, "Little Nicholas, he has money, he has a lot of money..." The MV is accompanied by satirical fictional images such as Little Nicholas inviting Moni to the king's house to party.
Some officials demanded a thorough investigation of Nicholas Jr.'s case to ascertain whether there were forces behind it. The power behind the scenes is unknown, but Mary's comment about little Nicholas is perhaps the best annotation to understand the story, "He is an old man's heart, living in a 20-year-old body." ”