Youssef Khater, who was featured on Season 1 Episode 3 of Netflix's '' Worst Roommate Ever'' series, is a Danish fraudster who was convicted of attempted murder in Chile and fraud in Denmark. He previously served for 10 years in the

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. Khater was dishonorably discharged at the age of 28 for fraud.

Criminal history

Khater was arrested in Denmark in 2009 for fraud, arson, embezzlement, and forgery but did not appear for his January 2011 trial. In 2012, he was convicted of attempted murder of a

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woman in Chile, and sentenced to 600 days. Khater portrayed himself as an "extreme marathon runner" who befriended sportspeople as part of his cons. After serving time in Denmark, he ran a marathon in Costa Rica in 2015 and thus began his marathon con. In 2017, he was arrested for fraud, but released in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Khater, Youssef Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Danish marathon runners Danish male criminals 21st-century Danish criminals Danish people of Lebanese descent 20th-century Royal Danish Navy personnel 21st-century Royal Danish Navy personnel People convicted of embezzlement 1978 births People convicted of attempted murder