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Italian fake Roman amphitheatre fraud

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Latest: Franco Malosso von Rosenfranz sentenced for fake Roman amphitheater in Vicenza, Italy

For about two decades, Franco Malosso, a 69‑year‑old Italian conman, promoted a fabricated Roman‑style amphitheatre near Vicenza as an ancient venue dating before 393 AD. He charged €40 per visitor, claimed the site had