‘A Huge Change’: Greg Norman Once Took Legal Action Against a Charlatan Who Cheated Him Out of Nearly $400,000 and Devastated His Wife
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No one likes to be cheated. Be it in a game on the course, or in a store outside, the thought of being duped is infuriating. Cheating people out of things also leads to deeper emotional issues. Greg Norman witnessed this decades ago when he bought his wife a gift that turned out to be fake. ‘The shark’ felt his wife’s pain and did as much as he could to right the wrong, even going as far as going to court.
Norman is worth $400 million, so a small loss of money won’t affect him as much. But on the level of principles and ethics, it infuriated the ex-pro golfer.
Greg Norman takes the stand in court
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Back in 2000, as per The Ledger, Jack Hasson fleeced the shark for $385,375. The con man was charged with defrauding several wealthy and famous Palm Beach clients out of $80 million in jewels. He allegedly passed off fake stones as diamonds.
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Norman had spent a total of $385,375 at Hasson’s store for six different pieces of jewelry. Among them was also a diamond pin that was in the shape of his company’s logo. The two-time major winner had bought the $48,875 pin for his first wife, Laura, in 1996, who was overjoyed at the sight of it. Fortunately, the shark headed over to an appraiser one day and found its true value: $7,000.
The new devastated his wife. “There was a huge change in the emotional feeling of my wife,” claimed Norman while testifying against Hasson at his hearing. “She didn’t want to continue to wear it.” More than the loss of money, the LIV Golf CEO was heartbroken about his wife’s disappointment.
Jack Nicklaus fell prey to Hasson’s con too
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Norman opened up about his wife and about his own sentiments upon realizing that he had been defrauded in an hour-long testimony in court. The 20-time PGA Tour winner had returned the six pieces he purchased from Hasson for a full refund. But many others weren’t so lucky, and among them was another golf legend, Jack Nicklaus.
Hasson had cheated Nicklaus too with his fake jeweler antics. But he was not as fortunate as Norman to claim back his money. After the hearing and Norman’s testimony, Hasson faced fraud and money laundering charges and 40 years in prison.
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Manaal Siddiqui
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