I am not in a position where I can affirm that Mr. Mitnick is reformed and can be trusted. However, I disagree with statements such as "Criminals are Criminals".

And in answer to the assumption that Fortune 500 would not hire a criminal for his services, I would like to point out that many of these companies have hired Mr. Frank Abagnale in the past, who first made himself famous for check fraud before working with the FBI and then creating his own consulting firm. He is an example that an ex-criminal can become successful by using the same skills that made him a criminal in the first place, and that law enforcement and big companies do sometimes hire such people for their services.

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