Jack P. F. Gremillion was the Attorney General of Louisiana from 1956 to 1972. According to Abagnale lore, Gremillion was so impressed by the con man that he encouraged Abagnale to pass the Louisiana bar exam and join his staff. But, of course, this is all a lie. We have no record of Abagnale ever working for Gremillion. 

But possibly the most egregious lie was that Abagnale claims he was dating Gremillion’s daughter. I called up both Rhetta and Mark Gremillion to get their sides of the story.