EP. 45 — The Teenage Trickster with Meatball

What’s poppin, con-gregation? This week on the pod, it’s Meatball! Meatball and Laci break down the teenage scammer who was accused of stealing 23 million dollars but still probably couldn’t get a date to prom. Plus, the scammer employed by stealing from unemployment. Stay schemin!

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

Sources:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-had-kushner-push-the-national-enquirer-to-probe-scarborough-murder-conspiracy-in-2017?ref=scroll

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8351735/High-schooler-termed-Baby-Al-Capone-allegedly-hacked-phones-pull-23-8-million-crypto-heist.html

https://nypost.com/2020/05/23/baby-al-capone-ellis-pinsky-pulled-off-a-23-8-million-crypto-heist/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unemployment-scams-fake-claims-hundreds-of-millions/

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