It didn't work. The judge and prosecutors noticed that a second photo was the same photo of the guy as the first, only reversed left to right. There was printing on his shirt which was plainly reversed.
The idiot also forged letters from charities thanking him for his help and stuff.
He was convicted of multiple fraud charges and jumping bail while on parole, he's going away for 24+ years.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/good_scam_aritan_33Lve0jf6nuZYBYCuH4dPP
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/07/20/1532237/Criminal-Photoshops-Himself-Into-Charity-Photos-In-Bid-For-Leniency
The idiot also forged letters from charities thanking him for his help and stuff.
He was convicted of multiple fraud charges and jumping bail while on parole, he's going away for 24+ years.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/good_scam_aritan_33Lve0jf6nuZYBYCuH4dPP
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/07/20/1532237/Criminal-Photoshops-Himself-Into-Charity-Photos-In-Bid-For-Leniency