This appears to be a much harder riddle than tuesday suggests.

Bear  in mind that we're probably looking for something hoax- or conn-related.
So, first hints:

- Walked North

- street named for a famous set of keys

- thrift shop run by a military force

This brings us from North Street to the Salvation Army store in Steinway Street in New York.

Then it gets creative:

- went to the nearest corner

- pin the spot where he was born

The next corner is 41th/34th.

"Pinning" N41 E34 in Google Maps results in Turkey:

 

"Hoax" and "Turk" results in the mechanical turk:

Last hint:

- the man's boss was quite the faker 

- Who's attention

 

The boss is probably the turk itself, and apparently it played against the austrian empress maria theresa once.

 

Solution leads to: