The American conwoman, found guilty in a Co Down court of swindling four people out of £115,000 before fleeing back to the US, constantly reinvented herself, lying to and stealing from her friends, neighbours and even a Hollywood producer
Marianne Smyth’s various looks down the years (Photos: Johnathan Walton/PSNI)
The voice on the recording was high-pitched, American and filled with self-importance.
“We took a council vote because I told Mary (Lou) McDonald and Michelle O’Neill they have 24 hours to claim their seats and get it sorted or they need to walk,” the woman said down the phone to a man in Bingham, Maine, New England.