Brad Pitt has been left red-faced after unwittingly being photographed at his Hurricane Katrina rebuilding project with a convicted fraudster.

Brad posed with Robert Green, who has qualified to move into one of the newly built homes  - when he visited New Orleans, Louisiana earlier this month as part of his Make It Right project.

An internet blogger has since uncovered evidence that Green was convicted of housing fraud just six months ago.

A message posted online by the anonymous blogger reads: "Poor Brad Pitt. The well-intentioned fellow has no idea who he is dealing with.

“The tragically described gentleman he is hugging in the photo, Robert Green, was convicted on 11 April 2007 in New Orleans Federal Court for engaging in one of the largest housing-fraud schemes ever perpetrated against HUD (Department Of Housing And Urban Development) in the New Orleans Area."

Star magazine has obtained confirmation Green pleaded guilty to federal charges for his role in a five-year-long conspiracy to obtain fraudulent loans from the HUD.