Some instinct tells us that this story conceals a few interesting layers, if one started pealing them away.
It’s not that unusual, really, for a criminal to get his life so tangled up that suicide starts to look like an option. But this guy had an amazing history. Like others, he was addicted to lying, crime, and very bold con games. He went away for some daring acts of embezzlement in 2011.
Still trying to raise a family in 2018, things caved in on him again, it seems.