High-Rolling Hathaway Ex Charged With Fraud

Raffaelo Follieri said to use Vatican in scam, which ensnared billionaire Burkle, others

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 24, 2008 4:52 PM CDT

(Newser) – Actress Anne Hathaway’s ex-boyfriend was charged today with defrauding investors of millions with a real-estate scheme in which Raffaello Follieri claimed intimate connections with the Vatican, the Smoking Gun reports. Billionaire Ron Burkle appears to be the "principal investor" scammed by Follieri, 29, who used Burkle’s money to bankroll private jets, pricey vacations and generally luxe living with his "then girlfriend." The pair broke up earlier this month.

Anne Hathaway and Raffaello Follieri arrive for the 80th Academy Awards on Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

In this Feb. 3, 2008, file photo, actress Anne Hathaway, right, sits with her boyfriend, Rafaello Follieri. (AP Photo)

Actress Anne Hathaway arrives with her boyfriend Raffaello Follieri for the 80th Academy Awards. (AP Photo)

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