{"id":362046,"date":"2026-10-01T18:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/362046\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T18:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:24:21","slug":"male-escort-who-allegedly-swindled-nyc-roblox-widow-out-of-6m-fled-to-dubai-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/362046\/","title":{"rendered":"Male escort who allegedly swindled NYC &#8216;Roblox&#8217; widow out of $6M &#8216;fled to Dubai&#8217;: lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He took the money and ran!<\/p>\n<p>A male escort <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/16\/us-news\/wealthy-nyc-roblox-widow-claims-male-escort-scammed-her-out-of-6m-svengali-like-control\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">accused of scamming a lonely New York City widow<\/a> has fled to Dubai \u2014 and secretly wired over $1 million of her fortune to an offshore Middle Eastern account, her attorney claimed Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/23\/us-news\/nyc-roblox-widow-who-claimed-male-escort-scammed-her-out-of-6-million-reveals-disturbing-details-about-family\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chiseled gigolo Greggory Starr<\/a> transferred the cash from his account to one based in Dubai, bank records show \u2014 just days after grieving Marianne Flippo sued him, claiming he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/17\/us-news\/male-escort-accused-of-swindling-roblox-widow-out-of-6m-underwent-extensive-plastic-surgery-to-achieve-his-icy-stare-sculpted-abs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">swindled her out of $6 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Starr and Mary Anne Flippo attend Steve + Luiza Gold\u2019s Holiday Party at a private residence in New York, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. Jason Lowrie\/BFA.com\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jason Emer draws on Gregg Starr\u2019s body in preparation for plastic surgery in this undated image from an Instagram video. Instagram\/jasonemermd<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe moved the money to Dubai, he fled to Dubai,\u201d said the widow\u2019s attorney, Larry Hutcher, after a court hearing in Manhattan Thursday. \u201cHe\u2019s still in Dubai. He\u2019s not coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Starr and his attorneys hit back, saying there was no fraud and no fleeing \u2014 just an <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/23\/lifestyle\/diddys-male-escort-shares-ugly-truth-of-high-end-sex-work\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">escort<\/a> on vacation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s anyone doing in Dubai? Traveling and enjoying the Middle East.\u201d said his lawyer Todd Spodek.<\/p>\n<p>Marianne Flippo appears in court on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at Manhattan Supreme Court. She accuses Starr of scamming her out of $6 million following the suicide of her husband. Steven Hirsch for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>The silver-haired hunk\u2019s lawyers were in court to argue against a request by Flippo \u2014 whose late husband was an inventor of the popular game \u201cRoblox\u201d \u2014 that his assets should be frozen, as she seeks to get her allegedly siphoned funds back.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Starr \u2014 who wasn\u2019t at the hearing \u2014 has claimed the pair were in a domestic partnership, with plans to wed, and that they were in love.<\/p>\n<p>But Flippo scoffed at the notion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe person that I fell in love with, he does not exist,\u201d she told The Post outside court. \u201cThat does not exist. It was all a lie, all a manufactured lie.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He took the money and ran! 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