What happens when those who are in the business of earning your Trust and Protecting you decide to break the law? Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal Turned Good Guy, Brett Johnson, discusses how companies helped to facilitate Pandemic Fraud: Lining their Corporate Pockets with Billions of Dollars in processing fees while making it easy for Fraudsters to steal money needed by countless Americans. MoneyLion, Womply, BlueVine, Blue Acorn, and more. Brett discusses and shares information never discussed before: From Breaking down How Fraudsters share and exchange information, showing criminal tutorials on how to commit Food Stamp, FEMA, Unemployment Fraud, and More. Brett details his conversation with a Pandemic Fraudster, and then? shares with viewers the guilty companies and the evidence of how it happened. You dont want to miss this.

Also, Viewer mail, a new Prison Story, Coming to Faith, Calling out Fake Criminals, and a word about Joe Sullivan--CISO turned Criminal.

Clocking in at nearly 3 hours, episode 61 is the longest Brett Johnson Show to date. But its worth it.

Time Stamps:

00:58 What is Today's Episode About? A Breakdown

02:20 Viewer mail--Dawn

12:31 JSU Thinks Criminals dont work hard

19:09 Nick Asks about addiction

20:42 Brett's Experience with Edibles

32:45 CJ--Addiction and Faith

43:32 Uallrite--Intimidated, A Prison Story

58:21 A follow up on Fake Criminals

1:13:11 Joe Sullivan, CISO turned Crimnal

1:24:35 When the Good Guys SUCK!

1:25:53 Section 1: Setting the Stage for Pandemic Fraud

1:46:36 A showcase of Criminal Tutorials

1:56:25 A Telegram Tour

2:01:24 Section 2: The Criminal Insight into Pandemic Fraud

2:13:35 Section 3: The Companies, the Proof, problems and Fallout

2:23:47 Noticing the Fraud

2:27:37 How to Build Proper Security

2:40:30 Conversations and Slacks

2:49:17 Takeaways

Links:

Joe Sullivan Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sullivan_(Internet_security_expert)

NPR Fintech Fraud

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/06/1140823783/a-congressional-report-says-financial-technology-companies-fueled-rampant-ppp-fr

How Fintechs Facilitated Fraud

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2022/12/01/house-panel-arizona-company-blueacorn-ppp-facilitated-massive-fraud/69689317007/

SBA bans Womply, Blue Acorn

https://www.bankingdive.com/news/sba-ppp-bars-fintech-womply-blueacorn-investigates-cross-river-celtic-customers-bank/638440/

Pandemic Fraud makes CEO's Rich

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2022/12/01/ppp-fraud-enriched-online-lending-ceos-families-new-report-says/10806533002/

Fintechs make bank on Stimulus Fraud

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/01/fintech-covid-relief-fraud/

01:46 Bretty is No Longer in Corporate America

04:45 The Vaseline Prison Story

16:06 How Public Defenders Operate

23:30 How to Stay Safe in Prison?

32:07 To Catch a Thief, Think Like One? Um NO

34:02 Brian Davis, Adam Weaver, Mark Nwani

37:15 Social Engineering

40:07 Dont think, Understand

42:12 Criminal Business For Sale--Why?

49:44 The Criminal Lifestyle

52:43 ACFE Understands (EXAMINERS)

54:42 Collaboration Commentary

56:25 Wally the Criminal

1:01:48 The Point?

Also--Viewer Mail:

00:49 Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon

07:10 Chargebacks91119:06 Ransomware

29:22 Criminal Business for Sale

37:22 Trusting Criminal Partners

48:09 Mike Allison

1:00:00 Once a Crook, Always a Crook? Why this Episode?

1:02:30 What took Bretty so Long?

1:14:03 The Prison Experience

1:28:32 Turning Around And What Can Help?

Cybercrooks aren't the only ones who break the law. Sometimes the Good Guys do. On Part one of a Two Part Series, Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal Brett Johnson discusses the recent FTC and Florida filings against Chargebacks911 and how the company allegedly screwed over thousands of consumers while helping fraudsters.

01:07 Viewer Mail

01:29 TheOnlyAce--Am I teaching People to Commit Crime?

05:53 Mark--Do Criminals Work More?

09:19 Styx Market Update13:01 Advice for a Missouri Parent

21:08 When the Good Guys Suck!

21:15 Cybersecurity Problems

24:30 Forbes 30 Under 30

30:22 Calling out Companies who do Wrong

36:42 Chargeback911

42:01 The Penis Pill, Enzyte

48:37 Merchants and Chargebacks911

51:51 The FTC Complaint Discussion

58:58 Breaking down the Allegations. What happened?

1:05:27 End Commentary

Links

Forbes 30 Under 30 Crime

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/06/forbes-30-under-30-tech-finance-prison

FTC Release

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/04/ftc-florida-attorney-general-sue-chargebacks911-thwarting-consumers-who-were-trying-reverse-disputed

Chargeback911 Response

https://www.digitaltransactions.net/chargebacks911-responds-to-allegations-it-undermined-chargeback-disputes/

Better business Bureau breakdown

https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/clearwater/profile/business-consultant/chargebacks911-0653-90279752f9

COmplaint

https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/1723164-f9-advertising-llc

AH Media Complaint

https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/182-3047-ah-media-group-llc

Apex Capital Complaint

https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/172-3189-apex-capital-group-llcEnzyte Wikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EnzyteEnzyte Storyhttps://www.gq.com/story/smilin-bob-enzyte-steve-warshak-male-enhancement

How does one commit Food Stamp (SNAP) Fraud? Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal turned Good Guy, Brett Johnson, show you exactly how--walking through one of the tutorials being sold on Telegram.

42 Million Americans rely on SNAP Benefits to make ends meet. What is the Government doing to stop the billions of dollars in SNAP Fraud? Well....

Also, Viewer Mail.

00:30 The Shows Real Title

01:48 Robert--What the Show is About

06:48 My Father and a Realization

17:00 Adam--Anglerphish Episodes?

20:19 Prison Politics

21:52 5laned1diver Disgruntled Feedback

25:06 Food Stamp Fraud

33:32 The Tutorial

51:11 Join a Criminal Channel?

54:45 Commentary on How SNAP Fraud Works, what, and What is being done about it.

1:09:50 Apathy--Real Talk

Related links

Pandemic Fraud

History of Food Stamp Fraud

https://time.com/4711668/history-food-stamp-fraud/

American Go Hungry While Fraud Rises

https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/3850196-why-americans-are-going-hungry-while-government-fraudsters-get-rich/

SNAP Fraud $20 Billion

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/report-snap-fraud-could-cost-20-billion-by-2024/

SNAP Benefits increase increases Fraud

https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/blog/snap-benefit-updates-increase-the-risk-of-fraud/

The Facts of Food Stamp Fraud

https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonconstable/2018/04/04/the-facts-about-food-stamp-fraud/?sh=2e019c79f880

Food Stamp Fraud Arrest

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/2-women-sentenced-committing-12m-food-stamp-fraud-following-ice-hsi-federal-partner

Alabama EBT Scam

https://www.wbrc.com/2023/03/18/alabama-dept-human-resources-warning-snap-ebt-card-scam/

Grocer Food Stamp Fraud

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/pr/bessemer-grocer-pleads-guilty-5-million-food-stamp-fraud-tax-evasion-money-laundering

SNAP Theft in Texas

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/crime/snap-fraud-theft-texas/269-14c76de7-0cb8-4da8-93bd-8b3c875a60c0

States Replace Stolen benefits

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2023/02/13/states-scramble-to-replace-ripped-off-snap-benefits

https://www.resecurity.com/blog/article/styx-marketplace-emerged-in-dark-web-focused-on-financial-fraud

Ever use a VPN? How about a Privacy Browser, TOR, Ad Blocker? Ever downloaded something off the torrents? Ever re-posted something you thought was true, but it wasn't? Do you use any crypto currencies? If so, the new Restrict Act could put you in prison for 20 years.Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal, turned Good Good and Security Expert Brett Johnson Discusses the Broad and Over-reaching Restrict Act and how it will be used to target you while taking away your liberties.Also--Brett shares news of upcoming projects, And, as always, Q and A.

00:46 Show Changes and Upcoming Projects

08:47 Viewer Questions

09:15 Frank Abagnale

16:25 Should Speakers or Felons be Paid?

24:03 TikTok Tracking Military?

31:17 Trump Arraignment Day

33:32 China Battles the US Dollar

35:08 Patriot Act 2.0

https://youtu.be/8VXGd8_yOJY

Hot Hardware on The Restrict Act

https://hothardware.com/news/us-restrict-act-end-the-internet-and-freedom-as-we-know-it

Vice on The Restrict Act

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3ddb/restrict-act-insanely-broad-ban-tiktok-vpns

The Restrict Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text?s=1&r=15

Is TikTok Spying on US Citizens? Is TikTok harming the Children of America? Or is TikTok taking steps to protect the data, information, and content being delivered to Americans? Should TikTok be banned? Brett Johnson discusses. Brett also discusses how other Social Media Platforms use and abuse the data dn privacy of Americans. Also--Q and A returns to the Brett Johnson Show!

https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-china-west-europe-ban-app-espionage-surveillance/

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/tiktok-us-ban-china-project-texas-oracle/

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/1/26/a-us-state-asked-fbi-for-evidence-to-ban-tiktok-it-declined

00:23 intro on TikTok Episode

03:19 Question/ Answer Begins

03:50 AI and Cybercrime

13:10 Store Manager Trains for Scams

19:09 Mr Anderson on CashApp

27:52 Check Fraud

32:15 Don't Ban TikTok!

51:26 Project Texas-Protecting Your Data

Frank Abagnale. The "Catch Me If you Can" Man. Leonardo DeCaprio Starred as Frank in the Steven Spielberg Film. Hell of a story. Only Problem? None of it really happened. Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal and new "Catch Me If You Can" Man, Brett Johnson discusses the lies of Frank Abagnale, Jr. Brett also discusses the positive influences Abagnale has had on his life and the lives of others. Then? Brett discusses the issues of former criminals in the cybersecurity/ Fraud Industry.

What Happened to Silicon Valley Bank? Why did it fail? Brett explain the collapse while also discussing the role Fractional Reserve Banking played--Whatever that is! Then its time for DDSS, Don't Do Stupid Sh!t. Today" Password Journals and also a personal lesson. Finally? The Cybercrime State of the Union. Business? Very good time to be a criminal.