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š° From ātiny classified adsā to a $52 million fraud, Don Lapre sold the American Dreamāuntil it all came crashing down.
Don Lapre built an empire on late-night infomercials, promising ordinary Americans the secrets to financial freedom. With high-energy pitches and over-the-top claims, he became a household name in the ā90s, convincing thousands of people that wealth was just a phone call away.
But behind the slick salesmanship was a tangled web of deception, multi-level marketing scams, and financial fraud that cost his followers millions. In this episode, Tax Crime Junkies hosts Dominique Molina and Tom Gorczynski uncover the rise and fall of the self-proclaimed āInfomercial King,ā whose get-rich-quick schemes ultimately led to federal charges, financial ruin, and a tragic ending.
š¹ Don Lapreās humble beginnings and his first business failures
š£ āUnlike other infomercials selling thigh masters and kitchen gadgets, Don Lapre wasnāt selling a productāhe was selling a dream.ā
š£ āIn the ā90s, all you needed was a smooth sales pitch and late-night TV slots. Today, we call them influencers.ā
š£ āFor decades, people believed in Don Lapreās money-making secretsāuntil they realized the only one getting rich was him.ā
š² Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
š© Love the show? Leave us a review and share it with your fellow tax crime junkies!
š @TaxCrimeJunkies ā Your go-to source for tax crime stories and financial fraud exposĆ©s.
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By Dominique Molina4.5
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š° From ātiny classified adsā to a $52 million fraud, Don Lapre sold the American Dreamāuntil it all came crashing down.
Don Lapre built an empire on late-night infomercials, promising ordinary Americans the secrets to financial freedom. With high-energy pitches and over-the-top claims, he became a household name in the ā90s, convincing thousands of people that wealth was just a phone call away.
But behind the slick salesmanship was a tangled web of deception, multi-level marketing scams, and financial fraud that cost his followers millions. In this episode, Tax Crime Junkies hosts Dominique Molina and Tom Gorczynski uncover the rise and fall of the self-proclaimed āInfomercial King,ā whose get-rich-quick schemes ultimately led to federal charges, financial ruin, and a tragic ending.
š¹ Don Lapreās humble beginnings and his first business failures
š£ āUnlike other infomercials selling thigh masters and kitchen gadgets, Don Lapre wasnāt selling a productāhe was selling a dream.ā
š£ āIn the ā90s, all you needed was a smooth sales pitch and late-night TV slots. Today, we call them influencers.ā
š£ āFor decades, people believed in Don Lapreās money-making secretsāuntil they realized the only one getting rich was him.ā
š² Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
š© Love the show? Leave us a review and share it with your fellow tax crime junkies!
š @TaxCrimeJunkies ā Your go-to source for tax crime stories and financial fraud exposĆ©s.
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