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Word that Thomas Hensel is running for mayor has prompted a flurry of warnings from people who claim to be his financial victims.

“People need to know, this guy is, oh my gosh, you can’t believe it,” says Steve Liudavicius, who had Hensel evicted last year from his rental property in Walkerville for not paying rent.

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“I thought he was a decent guy and he got in and he was nothing but grief…. He took me for probably three to four grand by the time the sheriff dragged him out.”

Liudavicius is one of several Windsorites who tell the Star they were swayed by initial good impressions of Hensel, a law school graduate who had his licence revoked while still articling for holding himself out as a lawyer and then misleading investigators.

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In addition to landlords not paid their rent, former employees have filed claims of unpaid wages to the Ministry of Labour. One local man says he lent Hensel $1,260 and never was repaid. Another businessman said Hensel made himself out as a wealthy investor, claiming to have sold his app to Google for $800,000, and promised to invest in his ventures.