Hathaway's Ex Joins List of Celeb Cons

Actress Anne Hathaway’s ex boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, ran out of smooth talk today in a New York court today: He pled guilty to fraud.

"He was able to con a lot of people out of a lot of money and did it over a long period of time," said prosecutor Reed Brodsky. Follieri's charges included wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy. As part of a plea deal, Follieri, 30, agreed to serve just more than four years in prison.

The Italian native was brought in by the feds for robbing high profile investors, including Ron Burkle a friend of former President Bill Clinton’s, out of some $6 million. After getting investment monies by posing as a Vatican representative, he reportedly used the millions to support a lavish, "Hollywood" lifestyle.

Follieri is not the first to dupe high-profile clients and take their money too. Here’s a look at some of the most memorable con-men and the celebrities that they attempted to take to the cleaners:

David Begelman
In 1977 Begelman, who was president of the motion picture and television divisions of Columbia Pictures Inc., embezzled a total of $61,008 from the corporation. In doing so he was also found to have forged actor Cliff Robertson’s name on a check for $10,000.

Lou Pearlman
The manager who worked with *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and O-Town, was sentenced to 25 years in jail in May 2008 for cheating investors out of more than $300 million. For two decades, Pearlman conned people and banks into investing money into two companies that didn’t actually exist. Pearlman was also sued by the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, for misrepresentation and fraud. Each claimed that Pearlman was taking money that the band members were rightfully owed. The cases were each settled out of court.

Dana Giacchetto
This money manager to stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Cameron Diaz, pled guilty to one count of fraud and was sentenced to five years in prison in February 2001. His crime: Illegally moving some $10 million in and out of various clients' accounts to finance his lavish lifestyle and to mask his losses in the stock market.

Sharon Walker
Before Charlton Heston past away in April 2008, his money manager, Walker, embezzled $157,852 from the actor (as well as $567,614 from TV writer and producer Stephen Cannell). She did so by forging checks and using the money to pay off credit card debts. She was sentenced to five years and four months in prison in June 2008.

David Cannon
James Brown’s manger is accused of illegally draining up to $7 million from the late singer's account. The case is still pending and no ruling has been made.