This week, Diallo Riddle joins us to discuss a legendary con artist who used his ties to notorious crime families in the US to pose as a major music executive, gaining fame and access to lavish perks around the world. Plus, an anonymous group walked away with $3.81 million after creating a viral cryptocurrency named after the popular Netflix show Squid Game. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 11/22/2021)

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://gizmodo.com/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scammers-make-off-with-2-1-m-1847972824

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-sabatino-con-man-sentenced-supermax-prison/

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article184431698.html

https://www.wired.com/2008/03/la-times-appare/

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/hip-hop-poseur-jimmy-sabatino-cant-stop-scamming-even-from-prison-6393917

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/con-kid-6366268

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2776416/Career-man-posed-music-label-exec-scam-Miami-hotels-600-000-presidential-suites-champagne-room-service-sentenced-five-years-prison.html

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/11/24/confessions-of-a-con-man/

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/jimmy-sabatino-accused-yet-again-of-pretending-to-be-record-exec-from-prison-cell-8582893

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This week, sports expert Katie Nolan (Casuals Podcast) joins Laci as they break down the Michigan State football sign-stealing scam fronted by Conner Stallion. Stallion was a noted Michigan super fan who was caught stealing signs to help his favorite team win the season. Stay Stallions, y'all.

Check out Katie Nolan's podcast, Casuals, wherever you get your podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casuals-with-katie-nolan/id1788997372

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Research by Kathryn Doyle

SOURCES

https://apnews.com/article/michigan-sign-stealing-95693e26541f6181320bd31472cf9529

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/new-documentary-connor-stalions-michigan-sign-stealing-scandal/

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/sources-michigan-staffer-tickets-11-big-ten-schools/story?id=104231259

https://theconversation.com/college-athletes-still-are-not-allowed-to-be-paid-by-universities-heres-why-220996

Netflix: ‘Untold: Sign Stealer’

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This week, Aida Rodriguez (Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words) joins Laci to uncover the stylish, all-female gang that terrorized London for much of the 1900s—pulling off daring heists, implementing loyalty, and pinning the blame on their lover boys. Plus, a man pleads guilty in a lost luggage scam resulting in over $300,000 worth of fraudulent claims. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 12/13/2021)

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/the-story-behind-londons-notorious-girl-gang-the-forty-elephants/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3366655/Such-seductive-shoplifters-Stuffing-loot-bloomers-ruthless-girl-gang-spread-havoc-London-flirting-victims-battering-diamond-ring-knuckle-dusters.html

https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_bb5397d0-4fbe-11ec-9f2c-8f0e24e5e73a.html

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Some might call him the Deacon of the CONgregation, and today, he’s blessing us with his presence. Laci welcomes her OG comedian bestie, Jacquis Neal (Grand Crew, Dropout TV), to dive into the wild story of phone call phony and teen fraudster Elliot Castro.

As his scams unravel, Laci and Jacquis uncover Elliot’s bad-kid teeth, his absentee father—who may or may not have worked on an offshore oil rig—his obsession with credit cards, and his desperate desire to make long-lasting friendships. And just like George Costanza in Seinfeld got caught pretending to be a marine biologist, Elliot eventually gets busted for faking his way through a profession he never actually worked in. Stay schemin'!

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Research by Kathryn Doyle

SOURCES

https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-a-16-year-old-pulled-off-dollar28-million-in-credit-card-fraud/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13522475/Teenage-artist-swindled-2-8m-stolen-credit-cards-reveals-caught-just-months-five-year-heist-police-thrown-scent-sob-story.html

Other People’s Money, Elliot Castro and Neil Forsyth

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12174660.bogus-doctor-prompts-review/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgkf7VGtZfY

Confessions of a Teenage Fraudster, BBC Scotland

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This week, the sweet and hilarious Priscilla Davies (Monét's Slumber Party, Euphoria) is back to discuss Mamoru Samuragochi, one of Japan’s most beloved composers who was later revealed to be a fraud. Plus, in a longer scammer of the week, we explore the controversy surrounding Kanye West’s Christian private school, Donda Academy. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 11/28/2022)

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://www.foxla.com/news/kanye-west-scandal-family-shares-donda-west-academy-experience

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kanye-west-donda-academy-next-bishop-sycamore.html/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kanye-wests-beleaguered-donda-academy-025415640.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJR_y-zXrCjrZZrUPdgD6O_NgVpq1foqefQUpX4_6gIuyOdp5sDKvSb3VPHDwbJeLeC_hj3579TddiMMveAuCrKtbxamsSGxft4HOv-VQuhdnoI7tqchTbNHDUgQVmtj4pUlluNeizrqt9Pffnm550HiQStRRDjkiF2bHtZ-nuNX

https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/26/kanye-west-donda-academy-kicked-out-major-basketball-tournament/

https://news.yahoo.com/people-questioning-donda-academy-seeing-172028828.html

https://www.musictimes.com/articles/86910/20220916/kanye-west-s-donda-university-labeled-scam-reasons.htm

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Journalism genius and podcast favorite Sam Sanders (Vibe Check, The Sam Sanders Show on KCRW) joins Laci to take down the latest scam hitting the ski slopes. While they may not agree on taking a spin on the ski lift, they’re both all in for cozying up with drinks by the fire and rocking those snow bunny fits. Today’s scheme has it all—Jay Peak, a snowy retreat just 20 minutes from Vermont; Green Cards; mountain makeovers; a man with chilling, soul-piercing eyes; Resorts World; and a sprawling biotech facility set to produce advanced medical devices from dialysis machines to artificial organs. How’s that? Stay schemin'!

Check out The Sam Sanders Show on KCRW. Listen to Sam Sings! In honor of Grammy weekend with Billie Eilish’s vocal coach Doug Peck.

Sam Sings! with Celebrity Vocal Coach Doug Peck

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Research by Kathryn Doyle

SOURCES

https://web.archive.org/web/20241204104720/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/05/the-rural-ski-slope-caught-up-in-an-international-scam

https://www.skimag.com/ski-resort-life/east-coast/how-jay-peak-owners-defrauded-investors/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/travel/jay-peak-vermont.html

https://www.wcax.com/2022/04/13/kingdom-con-history-vermonts-biggest-fraud-case/

https://www.newenglandskihistory.com/Vermont/jaypeak.php

https://www.floridabulldog.org/2018/11/key-biscayne-businessman-orchestrated-200-million-rip-off-against-foreign-investors-seeking-green-cards/

https://pnxborderlaw.com/2018/09/09/sec-files-complaint-against-joel-burstein-for-conduct-related-to-the-jay-peak-eb-5-fraud/

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This week, Kimia Behpoornia (Atypical, Reboot) joins Laci to discuss how the FBI was looking into a woman who spent considerable time at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate, claiming to be an heiress. Plus, a manga artist was scammed out of 75 million yen by someone who claimed to be Mark Ruffalo. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 10/10/2022)

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/anna-de-rothschild-trump-mar-a-lago-security-fbi-investigation/

https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/inventing-anna-ukrainian-born-scammer-posed-with-trump-and-wandered-mar-a-lago

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11151329/PICTURED-Ex-husband-Ukrainian-posed-Rothschild-infiltrate-Mar-Lago-meet-Trump.html

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14722566

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The incomparable and hilarious Danny Pudi (Community, Going Dutch, Mythic Quest) joins Laci on today’s episode to talk about the ultimate discount: the five-finger discount. Laci entertains cousin Danny with tales of Lululemon looters, the TikTok Target thief, and a private island owner who stole from K-Mart. Danny shares his altar boy church scam, while Laci and the crew lose their minds trying to name a buttercrunch toffee chocolate commonly found at Ross stores. Plus, Danny discloses his passion for healthy floor grass and finding balance in daily life. Stay schemin'!

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https://www.fox.com/going-dutch/

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Research by Kathryn Doyle

SOURCES

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/business/lululemon-theft-connecticut-couple.html

https://connecticut.news12.com/danbury-couple-charged-in-ring-suspected-of-stealing-1-million-in-lululemon-clothes

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/couple-arrested-in-minnesota-alleged-to-be-behind-1m-lululemon-theft-conspiracy/

https://westfaironline.com/fairfield/tiktokers-from-danbury-busted-in-1m-shoplifting-refund-scheme/?print=print

https://www.fastcompany.com/91235908/a-tiktok-influencer-was-arrested-for-shoplifting-in-florida-after-posting-a-video-showing-her-target-haul

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/us/tiktok-influencer-shoplifting-target.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47868321

https://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/article228779659.html

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