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Craigslist Crazies — By Jami on February 24, 2010 at 9:24 am

So I got this submission the other day:

HOT MALE FOR FEMALE – m4w

Cole Bartiromo, 25, the infamous younger cousin of CNBC’s “Money Honey” Maria Bartiromo, is in federal prison until this summer and needs someone to write to. Known for his million dollar investment company at 17 and in high school (see his news clips at youtube.com/colebartiromo).

Ps. he is the one in the middle of the pic. You have to snail mail Cole with a stamp. Contact for address.

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And I’m kind of like, “Oh, bless his heart. I wonder what this poor kid did to get himself locked up. Probably something predicitable for a guy that looks like that — vehicular manslaughter or DUI or concealing those two weapons under his shirt.”

So, like any self-respecting online dater, I googled him.

Apparently, this joker scammed a shit ton of investors for a million bucks back when he was seventeen (I know I shouldn’t, but I’m kind of like HIGH FIVE DUDE!). He settled the case and paid back the investors but then got in trouble AGAIN in 2004! He scammed a shit ton of people on ebay. (Who knew you could go to JAIL for that shit?) Also, who the fuck still shops on ebay? I guess in 2004 they did, bleh. He was sentenced to 33 months in jail which, according to my math, would have put him back on the mean streets in 2007.

I also found this link, which is kind of hilarious.

I can’t find any other news about his current situation, but I did find his myspace which, interestingly enough is set to private, but he’s got loads of public pictures.

So, let’s make fun of those pictures, shall we?

haha really im not conceeded. i swear. lol. Do The Math

captioned: haha really i’m not conceeded. i swear. lol.

No, but clearly you ARE conceited, Cole. I was totally going to email you until I saw this picture. *pout* You know how I feel about shirtless bathroom mirror shots.

captioned: my preppy let's go to court in la half awake at 6am look

captioned: my preppy let’s go to court in la half awake at 6am look

Note: When going to court, don’t wear a stupid v-neck with a polo underneath. You will probably lose and end up in jail like Cole.

This dazzling number is also his “let’s try to look nice for my sister’s graduation” look:

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captioned: andrea’s nursing graduation @ g.w. RN

And everybody needs a picture with a black man when they’re in jail. The body language here is saying that the black dude was his bitch though.

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Apparently, there was an altercation with his chocolate lover which left poor Cole with a broken leg while in the slamma’.

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The great news here is that if his midnight lover hadn’t broken his leg in a lover’s quarrel, he would have never met Loco & Jose. These two men proved to be the real loves of his life.

I found the listing again in Houston (screenshot here), though it seems that the author isn’t just stuck in a time warp, he/she is also stuck on control+v.

So, if you’re feeling like it, you can pen a love letter and lightly mist it with your Jean Nate before you slap on the red lipstick and seal-it-with-a-kiss, but your letter will probably come back because I don’t think old Cole is still in jail.

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      7 Comments

    • Joanna says:

      I’ve seen that shirtless pic before. It could be anybody. I think scammers use that pic as themselves when posting ads to lure people in.

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    • joe says:

      Oh! I have a new pic to use on my CL ads!

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    • James says:

      I’m hyperventilating a little bit at the awesomeness of posting your bathroom mirror pic taken JUST BEFORE BEING TRIED FOR FRAUD.

      Also: that is not a good look for court. Remember that judges (like many educated professionals) used to be dorky kids, and you don’t want to remind your judge of the douchenozzle who gave him swirlies and banged the chick he couldn’t work up the nerve to ask out back in high school.

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    • MsFledermaus says:

      I bet he’s back out on the mean streets, dressing in polo shirts,taking blurry bathroom pictures and trying to work out another white-collar con-job to get back on his feet. I wonder what the chances are that he’s back in jail by now? I’m betting at least fifty-fifty!

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    • Torrey says:

      Hey! I submitted this! Yea!

      I would like to point out a couple things:
      1. This was posted in Missed Connections, which is how I found it.
      2. This was posted a couple days in a row.
      3. I thought it was really bizarre the second time I saw it, and that was thankfully the day I found this site.

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    • Julie says:

      I swear to god his Black Friend from jail is on the leaderboards on this terrible Facebook game called Zombie Wars.

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