Swindled

By A Concerned Citizen

Utilizes narrative storytelling, archival audio, and immersive soundscapes to explore true stories of white-collar criminals, con artists, and corporate evil. From corruption and fraud to Ponzi scheme... more

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The podcast currently has 159 episodes available.

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June 06, 202165. The Bakery (Sandy Jenkins)
A corporate accountant lives luxuriously by embezzling millions from a family-owned bakery. Prelude: Alvin Kennard is sentenced to life in prison on a non-violent robbery charge.
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May 23, 202164. The Ivy Leaguer (Esther Reed)
An intelligent imposter steals the identity of a missing woman to con her way into Columbia University. Prelude: James Arthur Hogue's compulsion leads to a life of crime.
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51min
May 09, 202163. The Bishop (John P. Tomkins)
An unknown entity attempts to manipulate the stock prices of two companies by mailing threats to investment firms. Prelude: Luke Helder places pipe bombs in mailboxes across the Midwest.

Special thanks to Justin from Generation Why (genwhypod.com)
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51min
April 25, 202162. The Well (Walkerton E. coli outbreak)
Unprecedented rainfall in a small Ontario township leads to a public health disaster. Prelude: Thousands fall ill after attending the Washington County Fair in New York.

Special thanks to Mike Alfano (Walkerton: The Forgotten Stories)
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58min
April 11, 202161. The Atheist (Madalyn Murray O'Hair)
An infamous First Amendment activist becomes the "most hated woman in America" then mysteriously disappears. Prelude: The constitutionality of state-sponsored prayer in public schools is challenged in the United States Supreme Court.
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December 06, 2020Bonus: The Sweepstakes (Pepsi Number Fever)
A soda company's botched promotional game leads to unrest in the Philippines.
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November 22, 202060. The Spill (Deepwater Horizon)
An explosion on a deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico leads to the largest oil spill in United States history. Prelude: More than 3.4 million barrels of crude oil leak into the ocean after an accident at the Ixtoc I well.
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November 08, 202059. The Downfall (Marcus Schrenker)
The president and chief executive of an Indianapolis wealth management company takes drastic measures to avoid prosecution. Prelude: A Long Island man's plan to escape his debts backfires.
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49min
October 25, 202058. The Pitchman (Don Lapre)
A multi-level marketing salesman advertises his get-rich-quick schemes on television and becomes the "King of Infomercials." Prelude: The founder of a nutrition company is suspected of his wife's mysterious death.
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53min
October 11, 202057. The Saint (Mother Teresa)
Critics and former volunteers reveal the disturbing details of a Catholic nun's international mission to help the "poorest of the poor." Prelude: A six-year-old boy's journey to Heaven becomes a best-selling book.
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