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A man impersonating "al-Ustadh" collects thousands of dollars inside courthouses

The story covers Lebanese media reports about a man who assumed the title "al-Ustadh" and the status of a lawyer inside courthouses, collecting thousands of dollars under a pseudonym over a period described as 13 years of brokering inside a courthouse. The reports mention a confession attributed to him that included the phrase "my son is sick," without details on his identity or the circumstances of the case.

📍 Where things stand: The available reports give no details on the man's identity, his fate, the investigation, or any judicial follow-up.

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  1. 20 Oct 2026, 07:06 A report in Lebanese media covers a man who assumed the title "al-Ustadh" and moved around courthouses, where he collected thousands of dollars using a pseudonym, before a confession attributed to him that included the phrase "my son is sick" stirred controversy.
  2. 20 Oct 2026, 08:09 A published text specifies that the man impersonated a lawyer and the title "al-Ustadh" inside courthouses in Lebanon and collected thousands of dollars using a pseudonym; his confession included the phrase "my son is sick," with no further details on the circumstances of the case or the person's identity.
  3. 20 Oct 2026, 12:48 A report titled "The 'Ustadh' who was not a lawyer" indicates that the man was not a lawyer and refers to 13 years of brokering inside the courthouse, with no further details on his identity or the incidents in the available text.
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