Oh My Fraud

Caleb Newquist

"Oh My Fraud" is a podcast where the true crime is shocking, gruesome, heinous, but with way fewer dead bodies.

Hosted by Caleb Newquist, each episode explores fraud cases from petty swindles to corporate conspiracies, examining the people involved, their motives, methods, and how they spent the loot before it all came to a spectacular, inevitable end.

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#121
Wednesday · 1 hr 11 min
Oh My Fraud at the Movies: The Polka King
Caleb and Zach discuss the 2017 film, The Polka King. Sponsors Veltrix - http://ohmyfraud.promo/veltrix Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/
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#120
September 23 · 47 min
A Fraud in the Woods
When confronted with irregularities in his employer’s books, an accountant goes into hiding. Sponsors Kick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: · End of the Trail: Fugitive Comptroller [ACFE Fraud Magazine] · Fugitive Spent Years Hiding on the Appalachian Trail [FBI] · FBI Announces Arrest of Fugitive Suspect James T. Hammes [FBI] · Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $8.7 Million from Employer [DOJ] · Former Fugitive Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison [DOJ] · Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator [BOP] · A Long Walk's End [SB Nation] · A Killer Hiding on the Appalachian Trail? [The Daily Beast] · Accountant who hid on Appalachian Trail jailed for embezzling millions from Pepsi bottler [Accounting Today] · Man facing $8.7M embezzlement case hid on Appalachian Trail [Associated Press] · Trail hiker pleads guilty to wire fraud in embezzling case [Associated Press] · Judge sentences trail-hiking fugitive to 8 years in prison [Associated Press] · Kentucky accountant who fled embezzlement case to appeal [Associated Press] · Man admits embezzling millions from Cincinnati employer [WLWT] · Lawyers: Appalachian Trail was client's 'road to redemption' [WLWT] · Man who hid on Appalachian Trail sentenced in $8.7M embezzlement case [WLWT] · Feds seek 7-year term for Milwaukee-native fugitive [Wisconsin Law Journal] · FBI Arrests Fugitive James Hammes at Trail Days [AppalachianTrail.com] · AT Thru-Hiker Bismarck Arrested at Trail Days on Embezzling Charges [The Trek] · James Hammes caught after hiding on the Appalachian Trail [TheJournal.ie] · American Greed: The Fugitives — "Deceitful Dad and the Missing Millions" [CNBC] · America's Most Wanted — Season 26, Episode 37 [America's Most Wanted] . A Long Walk's End [SB Nation]
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#119
September 9 · 41 min
The Most Wanted True Crime Queenpin
A veteran television producer becomes the star of her own financial crime drama. Sponsors Kick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/
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#118
August 26 · 51 min
Fraudicide is Painless
The scion of a commodity trading fortune goes missing after his hedge fund implodes. Sponsors Kick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: Intro We had AI analyze 50 hours of sports on TV. t detected gambling ads everywhere. Has the marketing gone too far? [WaPo] Former JAFCU head, husband sued for allegedly embezzling $91M [WLBT3] Filings reveal former JAFCU head likely facing criminal charges [WLBT3] Sam Israel III Sam Israel Jr., a Leader In Coffee Trading, Dies [NYT] A Con Man Who Lives Between Truth and Fiction [NYT] Hennessee Group ~40 Clients/$56M [SEC Admin. Order, IA Release No. 2871] — https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2009/ia-2871.pdf Bayou 2003 Deposits Exceeded $125M [SEC Complaint, 05-CV-8376] — https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/comp19406.pdf Bayou Clawback 95 Adversary Proceedings [Bankruptcy Court Filing] — https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-nysb-7_06-ap-08422/pdf/USCOURTS-nysb-7_06-ap-08422-0.pdf Samuel Israel III [SEC Litigation Release] — https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr19406.htm Samuel Israel III [SEC Press Release] — https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2005-139.htm Bayou Group [CFTC Press Release] — https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5121-05 Samuel Israel III [DOJ Sentencing Release] — https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nys/pressreleases/April08/israelsamuelsentencepr.pdf Bayou Victims Forfeiture [DOJ Release] — https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/victims-bayou-hedge-funds-receive-another31-million-forfeited-assets-including-millions James Marquez Co-Founder [InvestmentNews] — https://investmentnews.com/industry-news/news/bayou-mastermind-gets-20-year-sentence-14877 James Marquez Sentencing [InvestmentNews] — https://www.investmentnews.com/industry-news/news/former-bayou-ceo-sentenced-to-jail-13386 Samuel Israel III Manhunt [Fox News] — https://www.foxnews.com/story/hedge-fund-swindler-admits-staging-suicide-to-avoid-jail Samuel Israel III Sentencing [Fox News] — https://www.foxnews.com/story/hedge-fund-swindler-gets-more-prison-time-for-trying-to-avoid-20-year-sentence.amp Samuel Israel III Surrender [NBC News] — https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna25495609 Samuel Israel III Disappearance [CBS News] — https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-hedge-fund-swindler-no-suicide The Search for a Missing Trader Goes Global [New York Times] — https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/business/14bayou.html Did Fees at Bayou Overwhelm Diligence? [New York Times] — https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/business/did-fees-at-bayou-overwhelm Clues to a Hedge Fund's Collapse [New York Times] — https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/17/business/clues-to-a-hedge-funds-collapse Several Prominent Firms Invested in Bayou Hedge Funds [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112536690332726357 State May Have $100 Million Of Bayou Funds [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112541229967826650 Spotting a Bayou Before You Fall Into It [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112544063792727124 Bayou Is Probed as Investors Seek Their Cash [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112493803797122773 Suits Target Fund's Early Pullouts [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB115621287849341876 Bayou Investors Who Got Out Early Lose Their Bid [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118679292540994807 Hedge-Fund Havoc: Missing Cash And a Principal's Suicide Note [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112509707359124571 Robert Booth Nichols $10M Docket [CourtListener] — https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4334434/united-states-v-israel-iii/ Robert Booth Nichols Deposition [Archive.org] — https://archive.org/stream/RobertBoothNicholsDepositionSamIsraelCase/Robert+Booth+Nichols+deposition+-+Sam+Israel+case_djvu.txt Hennessee Group Enforcement Action [SEC] — https://www.se...
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#117
August 12 · 44 min
Here Be Fraud (and Mosquitos)
A flamboyant adventurer known for exaggerating his military exploits returns to Great Britain with tales of a new land of opportunity on the Mosquito Coast. Sponsors C&R Consulting - https://ohmyfraud.promo/cnr Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: Did you read? [r/portlandia] Gregor MacGregor [Wikipedia] The Land That Never Was: Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Most Audacious Fraud in History [Sinclair, David (2004)] David Sinclair - The Sun sub who became a prolific author [The Guardian] Amelia Island affair [Wikipedia] Memoirs of Gregor M'Gregor [Rafter, M. (1820)] Proceedings of an Inquiry and Investigation instituted by Major-General Codd, His Majesty's Superintendent and commander-in-chief at Belize, Honduras, Relative to Poyais [Daniel Crouch Rare Books] Gregor McGregor and the Colonization of Poyais, between 1820 and 1824 [The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Nov., 1927), pp. 438-459 via JSTOR] The king of con-men [The Economist via Wayback Machine] List of ships of the Poyais scheme [Wikipedia] Poyais land grant for 60 acres from Gregor MacGregor, April 1834 [University of Edinburgh] Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, Including the Territory of Poyais [Daniel Crouch Rare Books] Poyais Loan No. A551 One Hundred Pounds. [Daniel Crouch Rare Books] Poyaisian Royalty: A George IV silver seal box, John Jago, London, 1823 [Sotheby’s]
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#116
July 29 · 1 hr
LA Fraud Confidential
Christopher Derry spent 36 years working for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 17 as a detective in fraud and cyber crime. Over that time, he’s seen a lot and learned a lot about why people commit fraud, how far they’ll go to keep it going, and what they’ll do to avoid being caught. Sponsors C&R Consulting - https://ohmyfraud.promo/cnr Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/
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#115
July 15 · 1 hr 22 min
Meet the Equity Funding Insider Who Created Thousands of Fake Insurance Policies
In his senior year at UCLA, Alan L. Green secured an internship as an actuary with Equity Funding, a fast-growing financial conglomerate. Only a short time later, he was invited to play a small part in a fraud that would eventually be exposed as one of the biggest corporate scandals of the 20th century. Sponsors C&R Consulting - https://ohmyfraud.promo/cnr Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Resources Billion Dollar Bubble (1978) [YouTube] I led 66,000 Lives [Rolling Stone]
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#114
July 1 · 44 min
OneCoin to Fraud Them All
During the rise of Bitcoin, a would-be rival builds a worldwide following, driven by the charisma of its founder, the self-anointed Cryptoqueen. Sponsors Maxima.AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ SOURCES Ruja Ignatova [Wikipedia] OneCoin [Wikipedia] Frank Schneider (spy) [Wikipedia] Co-Founder Of Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme "OneCoin" Pleads Guilty [U.S. Department of Justice] Former Law Firm Partner Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Laundering $400 Million In Connection With "OneCoin" Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice] "Head Of Legal And Compliance" For Multibillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme "OneCoin" Sentenced To Four Years In Prison [U.S. Department of Justice] How 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova ended up as the only woman on the FBI's most-wanted list [CNN] FBI adds OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova to list of most-wanted fugitives [The Washington Post] US adds 'Cryptoqueen' to most-wanted list over alleged US$4b fraud [Malay Mail / Reuters] Cryptoqueen: How this Woman Scammed the World, then Vanished [BBC] A cryptocurrency ponzi scheme is finally unraveling [Quartz] Is OneCoin the biggest financial fraud in history? [Fortune] The 'Cryptoqueen' who made FBI's most wanted after $4 billion heist was rumored killed—but evidence leaves more questions than answers [Fortune] The Outrageous Case of OneCoin, the Billion Dollar Scam Sold as a "Bitcoin Killer" [Bitrates] The OneCoin Scam: the Dazzling Story of the Biggest Crypto Ponzi in History [CoinMarketCap] Ruja Ignatova: The Crypto Mogul Scam Artist Who Vanished into Thin Air [CrimeReads] The Missing Cryptoqueen Details the Rise and Fall of Ruja Ignatova's OneCoin Con [Reason] Subpoenaed emails reveal OneCoin was fraudulent from inception [BehindMLM] OneCoin literally a relaunch of the BigCoin Ponzi scheme [BehindMLM] OneCoin investment packages approach a quarter million Euros [BehindMLM] OneCoin debut €118,000 EUR investment package [BehindMLM] OneCoin under regulatory investigation in Germany [BehindMLM] Fourteen OneCoin promoters indicted in Italy [BehindMLM] Konstantin Ignatov receives time served for OneCoin fraud [BehindMLM] OneCoin's Ruja Ignatova indicted in Germany [BehindMLM] OneCoin Research Paper: Islamic Ruling [Islamic Portal] Cryptoqueen's brother is freed after 3 years jail over OneCoin scheme: Report [Cointelegraph] Cryptoqueen's Brother Gets Time Served for Leading OneCoin Scam [Bloomberg] OneCoin co-founder Greenwood gets 20 years in US jail for fraud, money laundering [Investing.com / Cointelegraph] Fugitive 'cryptoqueen' accomplice is jailed for 20 years for $4bn global scam [The Independent / AOL] US boosts reward for info on 'Missing Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova to $5 million [The Record] Missing 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova 'May Be Hiding in Russia' [Decrypt] OneCoin fraudster Ruja Ignatova reportedly hiding in Russia to avoid arrest [Invezz] Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova, OneCoin's $4 Billion Fraud Mastermind, Is Alive And In South Africa, German Police Suspects [Benzinga]
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#113
June 17 · 58 min
Roll with Trevor’s Changes
A serial entrepreneur sets out to transform the trucking industry. Sponsors Maxima.AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ SOURCES Trevor Milton [Wikipedia] Nikola Corporation [Wikipedia] Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Availability [DOE] Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Securities Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice] Former Nikola Corporation CEO Trevor Milton Charged in Securities Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice] Trump Pardons Nikola Founder Trevor Milton in Securities Fraud Case [CNBC] Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fraud [CNBC] Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail for Fraudulent Claims [ABC News] Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors [CNN] Nikola: How to Parlay An Ocean of Lies Into a Partnership With the Largest Auto OEM in America [Hindenburg Research] Nikola Admits Semi Truck Prototype Rolled Downhill in Promo [Futurism] Prosecutor Calls Nikola Founder a 'Con Man' in Closing Argument [FreightWaves] Prosecution Rests in Nikola Founder Trevor Milton's Fraud Trial [FreightWaves] Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Won't Testify in His Fraud Trial [Transport Topics] Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Stands Trial on Fraud Charges [CNBC] For Trevor Milton's Business Partners, Warning Signs Emerged Years Before Nikola Downfall [CNN] The Rise and Fall of Nikola Founder Trevor Milton [MEL Magazine] Nikola's Trevor Milton Left a Trail of Bitterness on His Way to Founding the Electric-Truck Startup [Yahoo Finance] Nikola's Trevor Milton Has $7.4 Billion Fortune on Free Truck Orders [Transport Topics] The Nikola Scandal Is a Cautionary Tale About Green Tech's Gauzy Promises [The New Republic] For Trevor Milton's business partners, warning signs emerged years before Nikola downfall [CNN Business] Trevor Milton and Nikola Just Another Page in Trucking History [Commercial Carrier Journal] How Much Are You Spending on Fuel Compared to Other Owner-Operators? [ATBS] California Hydrogen Highway [Wikipedia] Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Details Call With Trump Ahead of Pardon [WSJ News via YouTube] Nikola founder says $2 million in political donations to Trump had nothing to do with pardon [12 News via YouTube]
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#112
June 3 · 49 min
Oh My Fraud at the Movies: The Producers (1967)
Caleb and Zach discuss the classic Mel Brooks satire, "The Producers." Sponsors Maxima.AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/
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#111
May 20 · 42 min
For Sale: Famous Landmark. Not Really.
Stories of brash conmen convincing people to buy some of the world’s most recognizable landmarks Sponsors Fishbowl - https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Music: "Offenbach Can Can / Infernal Gallop" provided by Gregor Quendel / Classicals.de Source: https://www.classicals.de Sources: Introduction: Chick-fil-A Bilked for $80,000 in Fake Mac-and-Cheese Refunds, Police Say [NYT] Act I: Arthur Furguson [Wikipedia] Brooklyn Bridge [Wikipedia] George C. Parker [Wikipedia] Bird's-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge and Grand Display of Fire Works on Opening Night [Wikipedia] FAILURE OF J. LLOYD HAIGH.; EMBARRASSED BY HIS WIRE CONTRACT WITH THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE TRUSTEES [NYT] J. LLOYD HAIGH ARRESTED; CHARGED WITH FORGERY IN THE THIRD DEGREE. [NYT] For You, Half Price [NYT] Act II: Eiffel Tower [Wikipedia] Victor Lustig [Wikipedia] Victor Lustig [Biography via Wayback Machine] The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice. [Smithsonian] The Smoothest Con Man That Ever Lived [Smithsonian] The long con of underworld grifter ‘Count’ Victor Lustig [The Mob Museum]
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#110
May 6 · 49 min
Lou Pearlman: The King of Ponzi Pop
In the 1990s, a blimp enthusiast with a checkered business record inexplicably dominates pop music by assembling not one but two boy bands. Sponsors Fishbowl - https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ SOURCES: Lou Pearlman [Wikipedia] Baron Blimp Lou Pearlman, head of Airship International Ltd., is fulfilling adolescent dreams of glory [Sports Illustrated] Lou Pearlman, Boy Band Impresario, Blimp Tycoon, and Bunco Artist, Dead at 62 [Slate] How Lou Pearlman used Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC to lure people into massive Ponzi scheme [ABC News] *NSYNC, O-Town members on learning the truth about Lou Pearlman [ABC News] *NSYNC vs. Backstreet Boys: The True Story Behind Their Epic Boy Band Rivalry [E! Online] Lance Bass on the 'NSync and the Backstreet Boys rivalry: 'The animosity was real' [Yahoo Entertainment] Backstreet Boys Turn 25: Untold Stories [Entertainment Tonight] Lou Pearlman Ran 1 of America's Biggest Ponzi Schemes [A&E] Pop Dreams and Ponzi Schemes [Schneider Downs] The "Con" in Trans Continental: Lou Pearlman [Gavin P. Smith] AS HE RAN, CASE WAS BUILT [Tampa Bay Times] IN JAIL AND ON THE PHONE, LOU PEARLMAN REVERSES THE CHARGES [Tampa Bay Times] Victims who lost millions in Pearlman Ponzi scheme could recover a pittance [WFTV] Backstreet Boys' Lou Pearlman's Prison Interview: My Ponzi Scheme Was Smarter Than Madoff's [The Hollywood Reporter] Lou Pearlman Dead: Remembering the Ponzi Schemer Who Spawned the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync and More [The Hollywood Reporter] Lou Pearlman, disgraced creator of 'NSync and Backstreet Boys, dies [NBC News] Netflix's 'Dirty Pop' exposes Lou Pearlman's deceptive role in 'NSYNC and Backstreet Boys' fame [MSNBC] The True Story of Lou Pearlman in 'Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam' [Netflix Tudum] The True Story Behind Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam [TIME] 10 Most Shocking Reveals From Netflix's Dirty Pop [Screen Rant] The Biggest Revelations From Dirty Pop [Den of Geek] Mad About the Boys [Vanity Fair] Inside the rise and fall of the record store chain Tower Records [Clicktrack] Viewpoint: The Backstreet Boys phenomenon [BYU Daily Universe] Remembering Lou Pearlman: The Ponzi Schemer Who Spawned the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC & More [Billboard] The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story [YouTube Originals] The Hit Charade: Lou Pearlman, Boy Bands, and the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in U.S. History — Tyler Gray
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#109
April 22 · 55 min
Phar-Mor Than Meets the Eye
To help his down-and-out Ohio hometown, an unassuming entrepreneur builds a fast-growing chain of discount drugstores. Sponsors Fishbowl - https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: Phar-Mor [Wikipedia] Michael I. Monus [Wikipedia] World Basketball League [Wikipedia] Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. [Wikipedia] PricewaterhouseCoopers [Wikipedia] How to Steal $500 Million [PBS Frontline] How to Steal $500 Million — Transcript [PBS Frontline] Mickey's Secret Life [Newsweek] Rockies born of Monus' work, but he never saw his baby grow up [ESPN] Souls of the departed haunt Youngstown [ESPN] How Phar-Mor Came Tumbling Down [Business Journal Daily] Phar-Mor Reorganizes as Monus Goes to Prison [Business Journal Daily] Jury Disagrees on All 126 Counts Against Fired Phar-Mor President [Deseret News] Convicted Drugstore Embezzler Now Accused of Jury Tampering [Deseret News]
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#108
April 8 · 43 min
In God’s Bank We Trust
The Catholic Church’s financial entanglements draw scrutiny after a banker is found hanging under a bridge. Sponsors Wurthy - https://ohmyfraud.promo/wurthy (00:00) - Body Under Blackfriars (00:47) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud (04:43) - Meet Roberto Calvi (07:10) - Vatican Bank Ties (12:14) - Offshore Web And Scrutiny (17:06) - Circular Money And Conviction (21:54) - Flight And Bridge Death (23:59) - Bigger Web Vatican P2 (30:46) - Collapse And Missing Billions (37:06) - Murder Mystery And Trials (39:24) - Lessons And Wrap Up Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ SOURCES: Roberto Calvi [Wikipedia] — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Calvi Banco Ambrosiano [Wikipedia] — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_Ambrosiano Michele Sindona [Wikipedia] — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Sindona Propaganda Due [Wikipedia] — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_Due Licio Gelli [Wikipedia] — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licio_Gelli Scandal at the Pope's Bank [TIME, July 1982] — https://time.com/archive/6856828/scandal-at-the-popes-bank/ Italy: The Great Vatican Bank Mystery [TIME, September 1982] — https://time.com/archive/6697494/italy-the-great-vatican-bank-mystery/ The Vatican Hiding Behind the Walls [TIME, March 1987] — https://time.com/archive/6708575/the-vatican-hiding-behind-the-walls/ Four indicted in '82 death of 'God's banker' [NBC News, 2005] — https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7546141 All acquitted in 'God's banker' murder trial [NBC News, 2007] — https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19075395 23 years on, five stand trial for death of 'God's banker' [Irish Times, 2005] — https://www.irishtimes.com/news/23-years-on-five-stand-trial-for-death-of-god-s-banker-1.502326 Roberto Calvi: Who Killed God's Banker? [OwlCation/The CrimeWire] — https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Who-Killed-Gods-Banker The mysterious death of 'God's Banker' [Crime+Investigation UK] — https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/roberto-calvis-mysterious-death Roberto Calvi [Forensic Cold Case Murder Investigation] — https://www.forensic-access.co.uk/cold-cases/roberto-calvi/ The Vatican Bank Scandal [Christianity Today, 1982] — https://www.christianitytoday.com/1982/09/vatican-bank-scandal/ Vatican Bank mired in laundering scandal [NBC News/AP, 2010] — https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40628315 Liquidators and creditors of the failed Banco Ambrosiano [UPI Archives, 1984] — https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/05/25/Liquidators-and-creditors-of-the-failed-Banco-Ambrosiano-of/8243454305600/
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#107
March 25 · 43 min
The Defrauded Famous: Tim Duncan and Stan Lee
Two more tales of celebrities betrayed by the very people they entrusted to manage their vast fortunes. Sponsors Wurthy - https://partners.wurthy.co/ UNC - https://ohmyfraud.promo/UNC Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources Duncan gives ex-money man a dressing down [San Antonio Express-News] Feds charge — and sue — Tim Duncan's former financial adviser [MySA] Tim Duncan's ex-financial adviser sentenced to 4 years in wire fraud case [KSAT] Financial adviser who swindled Tim Duncan out of millions gets 4 years in prison [News4SanAntonio] Tim Duncan on losing $20M to financial advisor betrayal [Basketball Network] Charles Banks, Winery Owner and Former Financial Advisor to Tim Duncan, Is Indicted in Federal Court [Wine Spectator] The Curious Case of Charles Augustus Banks IV [NorthBay Biz] Terroir Capital's Charles Banks Likely Out of Wine Business For Good [Wine Enthusiast] United States v. Banks IV (2018) [FindLaw / 5th Circuit] Litigation Release re: Charles A. Banks [SEC.gov] Judge Drops Theft Charges Against Stan Lee's Ex-Manager After Jury Deadlocks [Variety] Stan Lee's Daughter Settles Lawsuit Against Memorabilia Manager [Variety] Stan Lee estate settles suit against ex-business manager [Hollywood Reporter] Marvel Comics Mogul Stan Lee's Former Manager Keya Morgan [NBC News] Stan Lee's Business Partner Keya Morgan Arrested for Alleged Elder Abuse [E! News] Keya Morgan, former business manager for Stan Lee, pleads not guilty to elder abuse [ABC15 Arizona] Stan Lee's Ex-Manager Keya Morgan's Criminal Charges Dismissed [MovieWeb] Stan Lee's Former Business Manager Charged With Elder Abuse [The Forward] What Happened to Stan Lee's Ex-Business Manager Keya Morgan After 2019 Arrest [FandomWire] Stan Lee Abduction, Abuse, Theft of $5,000,000 Assets... [Bleeding Cool] Stan Lee Fast Facts [CNN] Jock tax [Wikipedia] Tim Duncan [Wikipedia]
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#106
March 11 · 1 hr 23 min
Corruption by Design, with David Sirota
David Sirota had no idea that getting assigned to a little-known congressman from New England would end up shaping the rest of his life. That New England congressman was Bernie Sanders, and David quickly learned why our political and economic systems work the way they do, and that it’s no accident. Caleb talks to David about his life and career, how corruption entrenched itself in our lives, and the one indulgence that is capable of corrupting him. Sponsors Wurthy - https://partners.wurthy.co/ UNC - https://ohmyfraud.promo/UNC CONNECT WITH DAVID https://www.davidsirota.com/ https://x.com/davidsirota Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: French biathlete guilty of fraud wins Olympic gold while scammed teammate comes 80th [Guardian] David Sirota [Wikipedia] Master Plan [The Lever] The Lever
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#105
February 25 · 49 min
Simply ZZZZ Worst
A teenage entrepreneur charms Southern California, and then Wall Street, with his rapidly growing carpet cleaning and insurance restoration empire. Sponsors UNC - https://ohmyfraud.promo/UNC Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: Behind ‘Whiz Kid’ Is a Trail of False Credit Card Billings [LAT] Minkow Is Convicted on All Charges: Jury Decides That ZZZZ Best Founder Masterminded Fraud [LAT] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-15-mn-362-story.html ZZZZ Best: The House of Cards Falls [LAT] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-06-mn-6256-story.html Police Learn How Mob Moved In on Minkow [LAT] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-21-mn-44325-story.html Last Loose End Wrapped Up in ZZZZ Best Fraud Case [LAT] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-05-mn-54183-story.html Barry Minkow to Help U.S. Investigators as Part of Plea Deal [LAT] https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2011-mar-30-la-fi-minkow-plea-20110330-story.html The Secretary Who Helped Uncover One of America’s Strangest Ponzi Schemes [The Hustle] https://thehustle.co/the-secretary-who-helped-uncover-one-of-americas-strangest-ponzi-schemes Barry Minkow Charged With Conspiracy to Manipulate Lennar Stock [DOJ] https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/fls/PressReleases/2011/110324-01.html Barry Minkow Sentenced for Securities Fraud Conspiracy (Lennar Short-Sale Case) [DOJ] https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/fls/PressReleases/2011/110721-02.html Former Inmate Turned Pastor Barry Minkow Pleads Guilty to Bilking Congregation [DOJ] https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-sdca/legacy/2015/04/30/cas14-0122-MinkowPR.pdf Notorious Conman Turned Pastor Barry Minkow Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Bilking Congregation [DOJ] https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/notorious-conman-turned-pastor-barry-minkow-sentenced-five-years-prison-bilking Barry Minkow Gets Five More Years [Courthouse News] https://www.courthousenews.com/barry-minkow-getsfive-more-years/ Con Man Gets Prison for San Diego Church Fraud [AP News] https://apnews.com/general-news-91612bdc0afb48178a38a41ab99b27bc Barry Minkow: All-American Con Man [Fortune] https://fortune.com/2012/01/05/barry-minkow-all-american-con-man/
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#104
February 11 · 46 min
IT Headhunting with the Enemy
A woman caring for her ailing mother is drawn into a North Korean scheme to infiltrate American companies. Sponsors UNC - https://ohmyfraud.promo/UNC Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/
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#103
January 28 · 40 min
Leasing Peter to Pay Paul
In the 1970s, two lifelong friends set out to disrupt the computer leasing industry. Sponsors UNC - http://ohmyfraud.promo/unc Take our survey: https://forms.gle/mRrR7FPCZs8eWnog8 Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: O.P.M. BANKRUPTCY: QUESTIONS ABOUND [NYT] The Bubble Bursts Following O.P.M.'s Overnight Success [Washington Post] GUILTY PLEAS IN O.P.M. FRAUD CASE [NYT] TWO GET PRISON IN COMPUTER CASE [NYT] SEC News Digest, January 11, 1983 [SEC] ETHICS AND THE LAW: A CASE HISTORY [NYT Magazine] S.E.C. FILES SUIT AGAINST FOX & CO. [NYT]
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#102
January 14 · 44 min
You’re Once, Twice, Three Times a Fraudster
A real estate developer serving time for fraud gets a second chance. Sponsors Routable - http://ohmyfraud.promo/routable UNC - http://ohmyfraud.promo/unc (00:00) - Eli Weinstein is Pardoned (01:41) - Podcast Announcements and Reviews (08:01) - Lakewood Township and Weinstein's Background (09:14) - Weinstein's Real Estate Fraud (11:09) - Legal Troubles and Indictments (16:13) - Weinstein's Sentencing and Clemency (20:52) - The Complexity of Executive Clemency (22:29) - Weinstein's New Fraud Scheme (23:50) - The Optimus Investments Scam (27:39) - Unraveling the Fraud (33:07) - The Downfall and Legal Consequences (36:51) - Reflections on Clemency and Fraud (43:21) - Final Thoughts and Credits Take our survey: https://forms.gle/mRrR7FPCZs8eWnog8 Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency [WH] Lakewood Township, New Jersey [Wikipedia] Eli Weinstein’s Second Chances [Bloomberg] Leader of $200 Million Real Estate Investment Scam Arrested for Fraud [FBI] Leader of $200 million real estate investment scam charged in 45-count indictment with fraud and money laundering [DOJ] US v. ELIYAHU WEINSTEIN [DOJ] Leader Of Multi-Million Dollar Real Estate Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty To Fraud And Money Laundering [DOJ] Leader of Massive Real Estate Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Fraud and Money Laundering [DOJ] Convicted Ponzi Schemer Eliyahu Weinstein Arraigned on New Charges [FBI] Convicted Ponzi Schemer Eliyahu Weinstein Sentenced To Additional 24 Months In Prison On New Fraud And Money Laundering Charges [DOJ] The Road to Clemency From Trump Was Closed to Most Who Sought It [NYT] Access, Influence and Pardons: How a Set of Allies Shaped Trump’s Choices [NYT] A Ponzi Schemer Freed by Trump Strikes Again [Bloomberg Originals] Convicted Ponzi Schemer and Alleged Conspirator Indicted for Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme and Obstruction of Justice [DOJ] US v. ELIYAHU (“ELI”) WEINSTEIN, a/k/a “Mike Konig,” and ARYEH (“ARI”) BROMBERG [DOJ] Ponzi Schemer Who Got Trump Clemency Convicted in New Fraud Case [Bloomberg] Convicted Ponzi Schemer and Co-Conspirator Sentenced to 37 Years and 12 Years for $44 Million Fraud Scheme, Money Laundering, False Statements, and Obstruction of Justice [DOJ] A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme [NYT] About the Task Force [DOJ] FINANCIAL FRAUD ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES REGIONAL RESULTS OF “OPERATION BROKEN TRUST” TARGETING INVESTMENT FRAUD [DOJ] Establishment of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force [Executive Order 13519 / Federal Register] President Trump Issues Executive Order to Establish Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud [Center for Financial Stability]
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