The Latest Breaking News from Walter Mitty

Real-life ‘Water Mitty’ who posed as doctor and lord in £200k fraud scam jailed

The fraudster claimed to have traded as everything from travel agencies to estate agents and hairdressers

The Independent UK · Sep 25

My Dad And My FIL Both Love The Same Deep Cut Ben Stiller Movie, And I've Been Trying To Understand Why

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Cinemablend · Jun 9

Blurred lines: how Michael Wolff aspired to be part of elite circles he wrote about

The writer who features prominently in newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails has achieved extraordinary access but faced questions about his journalistic ethics

The Guardian - US · Nov 13, 2025

Walter Mitty conman Christopher Ireland found dead at his Dundee flat

Christopher Ireland was found at his flat in Dundee but paramedics could not revive him.

Daily Record · Jan 4, 2023

Man who sniffed cocaine from Pablo Escobar's grave jailed as part of drug gang

The gang shipped large quantities of cocaine into south Wales

Wales Online · Dec 29, 2022

Conman who swindled investors out of £226m for celebrity-backed Caribbean resorts is jailed

A former double-glazing salesman dubbed a “Walter Mitty figure” who duped more than 8,000 people into investing in luxury Caribbean holiday resorts in a £226 million Ponzi scheme has been jailed for 12 years.

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2022

Heartless Scots fraudster conned terminally ill pal out of £476k

Keith Cameron was slapped with proceeds of crime order six years ago but still hasn't paid full sum to family of architect he swindled.

Daily Record · Aug 13, 2022

Fake soldiers being deported from Ukraine - despite having no frontline experience

Veterans group called The Walter Mitty Hunters Club uncovers volunteers posing as British war heroes and says they put real Ukraine soldiers at risk because of their lack of military experience

Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2022

'Hit' conspirator likened to Walter Mitty after bizarre extortion plot

The 20-year-old has been described as "naive" and "easily led" after admitting her crimes.

The Canberra Times · Jan 28, 2022

Walter Mitty 'Knight' ditched by charity over dodgy Falklands war record and knighthood

Artist ‘Sir’ John Damari was accused of “weaving tales” after claims that he received a knighthood from Prince Charles and was a Falklands war hero

Daily Record · Jan 8, 2020