For three decades, a man who fraudulently claimed to be Prince Sultan Bin Khalid Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia lived a lavish life fueled by Rolex watches, Ferrari sports cars and designer clothing – but the veil used to conceal his real identity slipped on Friday when he was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

His real name is Anthony Gignac, a 48-year-old Miami con man with a mixed personality disorder who was born in Bogota, Columbia – not Saudi Arabia as he so regularly claimed.

Prosecutors say that Gignac has been arrested at least 11 times over the past 30 years for impersonating Saudi royalty, spending much of his time in and out of prison.

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Gignac adopted several different aliases across the 30 years but the most part of his criminal enterprising, Gignac impersonated Prince Khalid, who in real-life is the 79-year-old governor of Mecca.

Gignac declared there were ‘other people’ who should’ve been standing alongside him in the dock.

US District Judge Cecilia Altonaga called Gignac’s criminal resume ‘truly remarkable’.

‘He was the mastermind,’ Altonaga declared, according to the . ‘He was the so-called Saudi prince. He enveloped himself in the trappings of Saudi royalty. He had everyone believing he was a Saudi Prince.’

Prior to his final arrest in late 2017, Gignac lived a life of profound wealth, driving a red Ferrari, donning Cartier bracelets worth tens-of-thousands of dollars and leasing an exclusive penthouse apartment in Miami – with many of his extravagant trappings documented on his Instagram ‘@PrinceDubai_07’

Many of his posts show his diamond embellished fingertips caressing the steering wheels of various sports cars. Others show his beloved Chihuahua Foxy sitting in her Louis Vuitton carrier case dressed in designer clothing.

In one video, Foxy is pictured wearing a gold, diamond-encrusted collar as he sits on a boat with friends of Gignac.

In another, the pup is seen laying on the couch in what Gignac claims is a Hermes collar.

During the same video, the Michigan-raised man shows off a four bracelets which appear to be Cartier.

The most expensive is $40,100.

Gignac would also flaunt massive stacks of cash on his social media, with one post captioned: 'Birthday gifts from my fam' showing at least $70,000 with two diamond-encrusted watches hanging over the wads.

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