Oh My Fraud

Next Stop, Fraud | The Case of Frederick Darren Berg


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We all have childhood dreams. Not all of us get to make them come true. In this episode, Caleb and Greg discuss the story of Frederick Darren Berg, who as a boy, developed a fascination with buses, and made them central to multiple ventures in his career.

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Sources:

  • Darren Berg on the Run: Inside the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in Washington State History [Seattle Met]
  • Financial empire, luxurious lifestyle were built on a mirage [Seattle Times]
  • After spending spree, a reckoning for man behind state’s biggest Ponzi scheme [SeattlePI]
  • Berg often portrayed himself as a lawyer [Seattle Times]
  • Mercer Island Man Arrested for Ponzi Scheme and Bankruptcy Fraud Darren Berg Defrauded Investors and Allegedly Tried to Hide Assets During Bankruptcy [FBI]
  • Mercer Island Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Ponzi Scheme and Bankruptcy Fraud [FBI]
  • American Greed: ‘Seattle Roasted’ [American Greed]
  • Inmate who defrauded investors more than $100 million escapes Atwater prison [Merced Sun-Star]
  • Prison escape of Darren Berg, Washington’s ‘Mini Madoff,’ is like ‘Shawshank Redemption,’ official says [Seattle Times]
  • Washington man who escaped prison following $100M Ponzi scheme possibly went to Brazil [AP]
  • Darren Berg: A Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Escapes: Part 1 [The Perfect Scam]
  • Darren Berg: A Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Escapes: Part 2 [The Perfect Scam]
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