EP. 222.5 — Fraud Friday: Lil’ Ponzi Schemer w/ Rosebud Baker

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, we revisit our episode with comedian Rosebud Baker discussing a teenage nightclub owner who used a ponzi scheme to try and keep his business afloat. Plus, Fox News promotes livestock deworming medication (Ivermectin) as a cure for covid…it’s definitely not. Stay Schemin’!

Research by Kaelyn Brandt

Sources:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/avyygg/the-connecticut-nightclub-guru-accused-of-running-a-ponzi-scheme-as-a-teenager-1111

https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Feds-say-convicted-Danbury-club-owner-still-9199854.php?_ga=2.171789024.1346735586.1629584209-1373168516.1629584209#taboola-1

https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Out-of-jail-Ian-Bick-wants-to-get-back-in-the-13590198.php#photo-16877686

https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Young-entrepreneur-has-vision-for-city-s-future-5084022.php

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/21/world/ivermectin-fda-covid-19-treatment.html

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