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Ex-Goldman Banker Faked His Ex-Wife’s Email to Spin Web of Lies

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Patricia Hurtado and

Chris Dolmetsch

March 9, 2022, 5:00 AM UTC

It started with a fake Gmail account. From there, a web of lies that culminated in a faked car accident.

Ex-Goldman Sachs star banker Tim Leissner detailed Tuesday how he used an email account with his ex-wife’s name for all sorts of shenanigans, beginning with a lie to his girlfriend at the time, Kimora Lee Simmons.