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He is 4. 8, tall, and well built, with a wide, heavy face and close cropped brown hair. His light blue eyes turn down slightly at the corners, making him look perpetually despondent. One of his muscled biceps bears a tattoo in a rigid font that reads, I have a high art I hurt with cruelty those who wound me. Its a quote from the writings of Archilochus, a Greek poet of the Archaic period. Dancel is not a federal agent. He never has been. He is many other things native Angeleno, father, ex husband of a porn star. For more than a decade, he was also Steve Farzams close friend. The pair met in a peculiar social netherworld. Generously, you could call them police wannabes guys who long to be associated with or, better yet, mistaken for officers of the law. Dancel and Farzam spent years obsessing over police culture. They became fluent in the lingo, from copy in place of I understand to the numbered codes cops use when speaking over radios a favorite is 4. Im armed. They accumulated dozens of certificates in skills like handling firearms, picking locks, using Tasers, and responding to accidents. At the time of the 2. Farzams home was filled with law enforcement memorabilia, including a fabric display pinned with dozens of badges from the FBI, Los Angeles Police Department, and other agencies. A full size fire truck was parked in his driveway. The friends methods of pretense, though, were different. Dancel, who worked briefly as a police officer, spent much of his career as a security guard for hire. He conducted a handful of citizens arrests and in casual conversation implied that he was a sworn, employed officer, even when he wasnt. If he deceived, he did so by omission, as he did with me. Read nbsp Letters between lawyers for Steve Farzam nbsp and The Atavist. Lawyer Letters. html theimagetemppath null,filename screenshot 1. Farzam, on the other hand, tried and failed to become a public safety officer, but he brazenly feigned otherwise. Whether out of a fondness or a fetish for law enforcement, he became a skilled, serial impersonator. He flashed badges, infiltrated government databases, and adopted the identities of real agents. Along the way, he took or threatened legal action against several people he felt had crossed him. Some individuals who know Farzam declined to be interviewed for this story or would do so only anonymously, for fear of retribution. Over three years of reporting, Farzam did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Even before The Atavist Magazine initiated contact with him as part of its standard fact checking process, a lawyer for the Shore Hotel sent a letter to the editors alleging that multiple sources had said the article might include defamatory statements the letter threatened legal action in case of improper publication. Neither Farzam nor the lawyer subsequently replied to requests for verification or comment on the details reported here. 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