April 24, 2023

EP. 187 — The High School Imposter w/ Carl Tart

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, actor and comedian Carl Tart joins the show to discuss Artur Samarin, an immigrant college student who pretended to be a teenager and attended high school in hopes of achieving his NASA dreams. Plus, a 26-year-old has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after stealing $1.2 million from at least 50 people in an elaborate fraud scheme. Stay Schemin’!

 

Research by Kaelyn Brandt
https://news.yahoo.com/texas-grifter-j-nicholas-bryant-041102482.html

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/05/artur_samarin_asher_potts_harr.html

https://www.gq.com/story/the-great-high-school-impostor

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