> I should say here that Gustav Daphne is a pseudonym. He remains a wanted man in France, so when I traveled to meet with him at his gated villa in Tel Aviv, he agreed to speak on the condition that I not use his name—any of his names.
This caught my attention and I decided to do some sleuthing to see how hard it would be to figure out the real name and... there's dozens of people that might fit the description [1]. The cynic in me notes that they all seem to have dogs that the journalist just has to write, I guess as some sort of PR technique via emotional hook.
> He made contacts and built extensive networks of people willing to help him import and export fake goods, and he traveled around the world despite the risk it carried.
Took quite a turn towards the end. He didn't turn over a new leaf, at all.
This caught my attention and I decided to do some sleuthing to see how hard it would be to figure out the real name and... there's dozens of people that might fit the description [1]. The cynic in me notes that they all seem to have dogs that the journalist just has to write, I guess as some sort of PR technique via emotional hook.
> He made contacts and built extensive networks of people willing to help him import and export fake goods, and he traveled around the world despite the risk it carried.
Took quite a turn towards the end. He didn't turn over a new leaf, at all.
[1] https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/06/03/t... (https://archive.ph/yG1dN)