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This week we head back "Down Under" to the land that spawned Men at Work classic hits- Australia. In this episode, we cover Christopher Skase who took a page out of the American's book in the 1980s by spawning an empire built on shaky foundations, and when it all came tumbling down he turned and ran rather than facing the music, sparking a decades-long chase for Skase.
This week we are bringing a more laid back episode as we discuss three stories of some of the worst schemes we could rustle up. The people who committed these cons targeted the people who have gone or are going through some of the worst things you can imagine, milking human sentiment to feed their greed. Sound like fun?
This week we discuss a story that was supposed to be fun, but instead gets dark as we talk about a scam involving Chinese traditional medicine products made from ants. Wang Fengyou had one of the most popular companies in China that "employed" 1 million ant farmers, but was the ant life as good as he promised?
On the Season 13 premiere we're not playing games as we discuss a 1 Million pound caper that almost took one of Her Majesty's favorite gameshows for a ride. Did Charles Ingram get to keep his ill-gotten gains, or did he lose them along with... his toes?! Find out on this week's episode!
Alright everybody, another season finale, another murder so hold on to your butts. This season we recognize ourselves as an equal opportunity podcast as we tell the first female murderer story for a finale! Join us as we discuss the stout and comely black widow who killed multiple suitors and buried their bodies on her pig farm aver 100 years ago.
This week we discuss the interesting story of a poor Tibetan Buddhist monk by the name Lobsang Dargey, that went against all of his teachings to seek a life of excess in the United States, only to con other immigrants like himself out of over $100 Million.
This week we discuss some of what has led up to the downfall of congressman George Santos, the untruths that got him to his seat in the House of Representatives, and the crimes that might very well land him in prison.
This week we take a break from our regularly scheduled programming because Nina always gets sick on weeks when she is supposed to be the one hosting, so Kishan is going solo like a bird from the nest for the first time. Will he fly or crash and burn as he gives you updates to stories that WCRH has covered throughout almost 3 years of podcasting
This week we discuss a hunky Midwesterner who dropped everything in life to move to LA and pursue a career in acting after college, even though he never talked about acting. Once there though Zach Horwitz used his newly developed acting "talents" not to land roles but land suckers in a Hollywood Ponzi Scheme that amassed over half a billion dollars. Learn how he played the villain on this week's episode
Join us this week as we discuss a self-made hotel magnate in Leona Helmsley whose terrible reputation of being a mega Karen earned her the title of The Queen of Mean, and whose dealings on the books of her hotels landed her in prison, and wait until you found who inherited the most money in her will. Find out on this week's episode!
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