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03/15/22 • 52 min
How far can a parent go for his/her kid? We’ve realized that we have a little bit of meat left on the old Rick Singer bone and that is why we decided to make a bonus episode! We cover the cases of actresses Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives), Lori Laughlin (Full House), and her husband Mossimo Giannulli (Yes, the 90s Mossimo jeans guy). It seemed like these celebrities made some generous “donations” to the Key Worldwide Foundation but in reality, they were paying to get their daughters into top universities. What led them to make those decisions? How did they all end up? Are they part of our beloved fraudsters? Tune in and discover with great details how far these celebs went for their kids!
TIMESTAMPS
(02:07) - We’re covering one of Hollywood’s scandals in hope that, maybe, we can figure out what led the people involved to make the decisions they did. Let’s start with Felicity Huffman!
(08:40) - Art imitating life? Felicity’s career takes off with Desperate Housewives and her tendency to play the role of the well-intended mother.
(13:37) - Freeze! Felicity is arrested in 2019 for giving $15K to the Key Worldwide Foundation to get her daughter the extra 400 points she needed for her SAT to audition for drama school.
(23:52) - Doing the same scheme next year for her younger daughter, aborting the mission due to Huffman’s guilt which eventually helped her case (in addition to Eva Longoria’s support letter).
(25:40) - Huffman’s lawyers argue that “she was being unfairly persecuted for being rich,” and the sentence she had to face. Also, what happened to Sofia?
(29:46) - Introducing the fraudster couple: Actress Lori Laughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli.
(38:33) - Let’s focus on Olivia Jade’s story because the scheme in her case is better and, well, more documented: The fake athletes and the sentences her parents had to face.
(45:29) - “I’ve been to one class and I already want to die,” Olivia Jade on USC. Also, we talk with Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz about Olivia Jade on the Red Table Talk.
RESOURCES
Desperate Housewives, meet the housewives
Olivia Jade on the Red Table Talk
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03/29/22 • 70 min
It’s part two and we are taking a hard look at the orgasm... again! Dr. Jordan is back and we go through all the wildly offensive details on Nicole Daedone and One Taste. We won’t lie, things get a little dark here: sexual assaults, coercion sexual control, trauma, financial debts, and other horrors sponsored by One Taste. How did One Taste work? Where did the money come from? Why would people engage in it? Tune in to listen to the perfect intersection between scams and orgasmic meditations. It is all about power!
TIMESTAMPS
(2:04) - Dr. Jordan is back with us to help us finish with the One Taste’s Case and talk about the PhD in Sensuality or Lifestyles offered by Moore University.
(15:44) - Meeting Reese Jones, the tech millionaire that was funding One Taste and all about Orgasmic Meditation.
(19:54) - $499 for a weekend course! $12,000 for a coaching course! A $60,000 exclusive membership! Spoiler alert: this is where it gets really gross.
(23:17) - Pussy noses, t-shirt slogans, and asking how’s your orgasm? - The sickening and coercive sales tactics used by One Taste.
(29:57) - At this point, Scientology feels a little PG compared to these people! The violence and adding centers where vulnerable people show up and feel like they have a shelter.
(35:52) - The perpetrator's profile: Likely people who have a history of engagement in prior violence or prior perpetrated behaviors and have been praised for it.
(41:47) - The victims: Feeling ashamed, having power issues, PTSD, physiological trauma, debts and so many things that victims have to go through thanks to One Taste’s slavery system.
(46:57) - The Fall: Bloomberg’s article, Daedone stepping down as CEO, believing her own lies, the FBI opening an investigation and closing all of One Taste’s offices.
(54:07) - Groom your bush and play with your wood - The Land, or what might be the 2.0 version of One Taste. Will they ever stop?
(58:48) - Why Daedone’s work is not new - Dr. Jordan shares with us some final thoughts about One Taste and how it is a cult.
RESOURCES
The Darkside of One Taste, the Orgasmic Meditation Company an article by Bloomberg
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09/30/22 • 58 min
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02/15/22 • 77 min
It’s our final episode on the College Admission Scandal where Rick Singer is the Michael Jordan of snitching! In this episode, we are having a little fun introducing the Fraudsters Roulette! There are around 40 parents to choose from and we are telling you, we are airing all their dirty laundry! Who are they? What did they do? Are they facing any sentences? And finally, we talk with Melissa and Jennifer about who the real victims of this fraud are. Don’t go anywhere because this final episode it’s gonna get hot and scammy.
TIMESTAMPS
(02:02) - If Rick Singer falls everyone falls with him! He has to win right? How Morrie Tobin flipped on Rick Singer and everything went down.
(13:48) - Introducing the Fraudster’s Roulette for the Varsity Blues Scandal! We’ve got around 40 parents to choose from! The first one is Robert Flaxman.
(18:54) - Our next lucky fraudsters of the day are: Gordon Ernst, Peter Jan Sartorio, and Robert Zangrillo!
(31:33) - Red 18 is no other than Michelle Janavs! She is the heiress of the Hot Pockets empire and we’ll tell you, she would do anything for her kids.
(35:46) - The complete absurdity of this case, how people threw their money away just for status ($50 million or not, the kid isn’t going to class anyway), and how this is a Nuveau Rich thing.
(41:14) - Continuing with our Fraudster’s Roulette we talk about Jane Buckingham, just take that name in and imagine her...well it’s worst, it’s the complete dark side of this case.
(50:23) - The final fraudsters from the Fraudster’s Roulette are...the Abbotts anddd Doug Hodge!
(1:07:09) - Who were the real victims of this whole fraud? The real-life athlete kids whose photos were stolen and the intended beneficiaries.
RESOURCES
I Wish I’d Never Met Rick Singer by Doug Hodge
Jennifer Levitz on The Wall Street Journal
Melissa Korn on The Wall Street Journal
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Jen Shah Pt II - Shah-rrested!
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09/05/23 • 71 min
We’re back to finish off the story of Jen Shah. In this episode, comedian and Emmy-nominated TV writer, Rae Sanni, serves as our Real Housewives expert helping us dig into Jen’s time on the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Jen Shah is nothing if not ambitious, she chose to be on national TV while actively running a telemarketing scheme that targeted the elderly. She’s sick and twisted and at the end of the day that’s actually what reality TV is all about!! She wasn’t our most strategic fraudster– her time on the show allowed the feds to grow their case against her and she was famously arrested during the filming of Season 2, which actually makes for great reality TV (toxic!!!). We talk about how she’s doing in prison, and Rae helps us envision the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s future without Jen. Spoiler alert: with Jen in prison, it’ll be boring.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwl8sDTVEAxhwJdYgm-yrgIntro
Music Credit and Sound Fx:https://twitter.com/gograntgordon
Season Cover Art by:https://comedyartwork.com/
Clips Pulled From:
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S1E1
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S2E9
Clip Links:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1488529711334463
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr6aSTPzTt0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPF74wkNuWc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIqVnmznKuo&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U54biR9Dk9U&t=401s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFnrNYk4jmY&t=89s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc5quAdh5II
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09/19/23 • 49 min
This week we’re back with more Blago, baby!! Rod Blagojevich is just the gift that keeps on giving– from Elvis impersonations to leaked angry phone calls to many, many, many talk show appearances. Rod’s given us a lot to work with, and for that we’re grateful!! In this episode, we not only talk Rod, but we try to untangle the web of corruption that was Chicago politics in the early aughts. Let’s just say it involves the FBI, bi-partisanship, and... Papa John’s? There’s nothing more Chicago than that!!
This week we’re back with more Blago, baby!! Rod Blagojevich is just the gift that keeps on giving– from Elvis impersonations to leaked angry phone calls to many, many, many talk show appearances. Rod’s given us a lot to work with, and for that we’re grateful!! In this episode, we not only talk Rod, but we try to untangle the web of corruption that was Chicago politics in the early aughts. Let’s just say it involves the FBI, bi-partisanship, and... Papa John’s? There’s nothing more Chicago than that!!
Follow The Show:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fraudstersLPN
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Discord: https://discord.gg/WRZ8zgusPT
Website: https://fraudsters.fm/
Follow the Hosts: https://twitter.com/seenanow
https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwl8sDTVEAxhwJdYgm-yrgIntro
Music Credit and Sound Fx:https://twitter.com/gograntgordon
Season Cover Art by:https://comedyartwork.com/
Media Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ev3XTA_ow0&t=105s
https://www.wbez.org/shows/public-official-a/09be1fbf-e991-4627-88ed-0004c94b48f6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dp6EaJCOWs&t=416s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzmZ6ezXXJU&t=109s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_01wjK8BDY&t=42s
https://www.cc.com/video/ggjbye/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-rod-blagojevich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjDfjGjb4sI&t=82s
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02/04/21 • 55 min
This is our last installment of our Race Hustlers series. If you haven't heard of the Freedman's Bank, you need to listen to this episode.
Special thanks to Mehrsa Baradaran for writing The Color of Money.
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06/20/23 • 66 min
Welcome to Part 2 of George Santos! We deep dive into the recent indictment of Anthony George Devolder Califragilistic Expeala Santos and his merry band of frauds. We uncover the 13 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and false statements he's been charged with. From fraudulent political contribution schemes to unemployment insurance fraud, Santos keeps on scammin’. But how did this indictment come about? We take you through Santos's political runs and his connections to a Florida-based investment firm called Harbor City Capital, which turned out to be a - yup - ponzi scheme. But Georgie doesn’t stop even when a research group finds his skeletons: He forms his own charity, runs for office, and starts a talk show. Get ready for a few facepalms as we unravel the web of scams and wait with bated breath if George Santos gets 20 years in prison...or 20 years in the House of Represantives. And he’s only been in office for a few months. Listen now to Part 2 - Elections Have Consequences!
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YouTube Clips referenced in the episode:
CNN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGDc2piXflo
WHAS11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbx0BtefEdw
Harbor City Capital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsmKaf99tas
MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb8F1Xb5t4Y
Talking GOP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaj2m9veifQ&t=2s
FreedomnewsTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM2QC_TWVuI
Stefanik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLsJUyQZA5Q&t=2s
CBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT55NiL0e0A&t=2s
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07/22/22 • 50 min
Welcome to the off-season! Fraudwire is our way of giving you a little bit of Seena and Justin while we prepare for another season of deep-dives. These episodes are livestreamed weekly on Wednesdays with special guests. This week we had the father of Last Podcast Network - Henry Zebrowski on as well as stand-up comedian Gordon Baker-Bone. HERE’S the thing, if you were on the livestream you saw that Gordon’s audio was rough. We unfortunately had to edit him out of this episode because we were worried that your ears would bleed if you heard his distorted stream. We love Gordon and will definitely have him back. So please pardon us as we work out the kinks for this new live experience!
Every week in the off-season we’ll talk about the top fraud stories on our mind right now. Enjoy!
Milli Vanilli Pt II - Hot Man Delusions
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10/10/23 • 58 min
Join us for our last episode of season four as we close out the story of Milli Vanilli! We pick up right where we left off last week with the infamous track slip during Milli Vanilli’s live show that actually ended up making them MORE popular. Pretty soon after that, it became public knowledge that Rob and Fab were never the voices behind Milli Vanilli and they started on their journey to become real singers. This journey involved singing coaches, a returned Grammy, press conferences, and trying to prove to the public that they were more than just pretty faces who could dance. It’s a story with lots of highs and lows, and lots of... commercials? Listen now for all the juicy deets!!!
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Discord: https://discord.gg/WRZ8zgusPT
Website: https://fraudsters.fm/
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwl8sDTVEAxhwJdYgm-yrgIntro
Music Credit and Sound Fx:https://twitter.com/gograntgordon
Season Cover Art by:https://comedyartwork.com/
Media Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOT2otX4oYI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvxOKDzuS6U&t=239s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTtAHbqEPzg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyqRvp8RGtI&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po3bLGgL6Lc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gdFFAWtuVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAeIOFO-78U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViP87WipSm0&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9r8JmjK22Y&t=1s
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FAQ
How many episodes does Fraudsters have?
Fraudsters currently has 123 episodes available.
What topics does Fraudsters cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, True Crime, Mlm, Documentary and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Fraudsters?
The episode title 'BONUS: A Deep Dive on Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin, and Mossimo Giannulli' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Fraudsters?
The average episode length on Fraudsters is 58 minutes.
How often are episodes of Fraudsters released?
Episodes of Fraudsters are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Fraudsters?
The first episode of Fraudsters was released on Aug 24, 2020.
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