Aye... It's Friday con-gregation! We re-visit our episode with Langston Kerman to unpack how an associate professor thinks white is the new black. No tanks, boiiiiii. Stay schemin! 

This was originally released October 20, 2020. 

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Research by Sharilyn Vera

Sources: 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/03/us/jessica-krug-gwu-black-trnd/index.html

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/gw-professor-resigns-after-falsely-claiming-black-identity/2414247/

https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/09/10/911391817/george-washington-professor-resigns-after-scandal-over-fake-racial-identity

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What's Poppin' con-gregation? Comedian Tony Baker joins the show to discuss the gambling scandal surrounding Dodgers baseball player Shohei Ohtani's interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. Unbeknownst to Shohei, Ippei allegedly stole around 16 million dollars from him! Stay Schemin’!

This episode was originally recorded on April 22, 2024. 

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTC7vbAxwP8

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/shohei-ohtani-interpreter-ippei-mizuhara-everything-know-rcna144445

https://www.latimes.com/sports/shohei-ohtani-news-conference-ippei-mizuhara-investigation-123

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/gambling-story

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/who-is-orange-county-bookie-who-received-millions-of-dollars-from-shohei-ohtanis-account/3369779/

https://apnews.com/article/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-mizuhara-d6e795d085a28656e1701f7fa5c6df52

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/sport/ippei-mizuhara-shohei-ohtani-investigation/index.html

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39963548/shohei-ohtani-interpreter-ippei-mizuhara-american-players-japan-gambling-scandal

https://slate.com/culture/2024/04/shohei-ohtani-translator-indictment-gambling-theft-ippei-mizuhara.html

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It's Friday, con-gregation! We go back to our episode with Lala Milan, to unpack a man who stole dozens of women’s hearts… and also their wallets. Stay vigilant! Stay schemin’!

This episode was originally released October 13, 2020.

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LaLa Milan: @lalamilan

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

Sources:
https://www.vulture.com/article/love-fraud-finale-breakdown-and-rick-scott-smith-updates.html

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a33821604/love-fraud-richard-scott-smith-true-story/

https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a33915040/richard-scott-smith-love-fraud-now/

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What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, SuChin Pak & Kulap Vilaysack join the show to discuss Mark Roy Anderson, serial con artist spanning nearly 50 years of scams. Stay Schemin’! 

This was originally recorded on April 15th, 2024. 

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Check out SuChin and Kulap’s podcast Add to Cart, everywhere you listen to podcasts!

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Laci Mosley: @divalaci 

SuChin Pak: @suchinpak

Kulap Vilaysack: @iamkulap

Add To Cart: @addtocartpod

Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources: 

https://people.com/calif-con-artist-bilked-18-million-victims-peddling-fake-cannabis-farm-8628598

https://www.thedailybeast.com/con-man-mark-roy-anderson-swindled-birdman-williams-and-many-others

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-23/hemp-scam-mark-roy-anderson-fbi

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-06/beverly-hills-scammer-pleads-guilty-to-18-million-cannabis-con

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Happy Friday, Con-gregation! This week, we revisit our episode with Nora McInerny who brushes up on her dentistry scams with the story of a doctor (dentist) who rode his hoverboard around the office and then straight into a courtroom. Stay schemin’!

This episode was originally released October 06, 2020. 

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Laci Mosley: @divalaci 

Nora McInerny: @noraborealis

Research by Sharilyn Vera 

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/us/alaska-dentist-hoverboard.html

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What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, comedian Mel Mitchell joins the show to discuss how over the course of five days, a group of teenage hackers tried to take MGM, Las Vegas’ fourth most profitable casino, for $30 million. Stay Schemin’!

This was originally recorded on April 09, 2024.

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Mel Mitchell: @itsmelmitch

Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://www.kolide.com/blog/what-everyone-got-wrong-about-the-mgm-hack

https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/mgm-hack-casino-hackers-group-0366c641

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/05/business/mgm-100-million-hit-data-breach/index.html

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We come in peace this Friday, con-gregation! This week, we revisit our episode with Arden Myrin, dissecting the story of a miner who claimed to be Hitler AND plotting a spaceship revolt. Yep!

This was originally released Sept. 22nd, 2020.

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Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Arden Myrin: @ardenmyrin

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

Sources: 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-kentucky-miner-who-scammed-americans-by-claiming-he-was-hitler-and-plotting-a-revolt-with-spaceships

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/former-baltimore-mayor-catherine-pugh-to-be-sentenced-in-healthy-holly-scandal/2020/02/26/6a20c9dc-58c6-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html

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What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week comedian Kate Willett joins the show to discuss Sam Israel III, who ran a hedge fund that “accidentally” turned into a scam with Sam “accidentally” finding himself in the plot of a spy movie. Stay schemin’!

This was originally recorded on Tues. April 16, 2024. 

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Check out Kate Willett’s Comedy Special entitled “Loopholes” coming out April 23rd on Prime Video and Apple TV. 

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Kate Willett: @kate.willett

Research by Kaelyn Brandt. 

Sources:

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/the-big-sell-20120806-23op3.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26560577#.V0MHDryMB0s

https://www.cnbc.com/2010/01/27/Suicide-is-Painless:-The-Fall-of-Samuel-Israel-III.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20220712132642/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-samuel-israel/bayou-hedge-funds-samuel-israel-who-ran-big-ponzi-scheme-fails-to-win-freedom-idUSKBN1YD2E3

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2185981/Samuel-Israel-Staged-murders-bogus-London-traders-million-dollar-deals.html

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Top of the Friday to you, con-gregation! We re-visit one of our many episodes with Nicole Byer where we break down the fake Irish heiress who scammed her way into a pot of gold worth around ninety thousand dollars. Plus, the car actually appreciates when you drive it off the lot if you didn’t pay for it. Stay schemin'!

This was originally released Sept. 15th, 2020.

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Nicole Byer: @nicolebyer

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/20/fake-irish-heiress-arrested-fraud-uk

https://apnews.com/article/convicted-scammer-fake-heiress-united-kingdom-extradition-5b723e9c5e8a78f23b8e1920535df819#:~:text=Among%20those%20fleeced%20was%20Johnathan,about%20two%20years%20in%20jail.

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What's Poppin' Con-gregation? This week, Tre Stewart joins the show to discuss Arlan Galbraith, who for seven years was the reigning Pigeon King of Canada. But his kingdom fell when it was discovered his pigeons were useless. Stay Schemin’! 

This was originally recorded on April 02, 2024. 

Pre-Order Laci’s book “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes.” https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press

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Laci Mosley: @divalaci 
Tre Stewart: @trestewart1

Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-22613247
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/magazine/the-pigeon-king-and-the-ponzi-scheme-that-shook-canada.html
https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/pigeon-king-international-owner-arlan-galbraith-charged-with-fraud/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_racing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil#:~:text=%22Don't%20be%20evil%22,its%20corporate%20code%20of%20conduct.

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