EP. 105 — Australia’s Cop Con Artist with AJ Gibson & Emile Ennis Jr.

What’s poppin’ con – gregation? This week, we have AJ Gibson & Emile Ennis Jr. discussing the Australian identity thief who had a clear obsession with conning cops. Plus, a California man pleads guilty to a $1.1 million art fraud scheme. Stay Schemin’!

Research By Kaelyn Brandt

SOURCES

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/escondido-man-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-million-dollar-art-forgery-fraud/2689224/

https://www.theage.com.au/technology/a-woman-dicing-with-the-law-20060708-ge2o8z.html

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/news/real-life/jody-harris-fraud-53846

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/con-artists-jody-harris-is-australias-queen-of-con-artists/news-story/5e8382e5598e417f96d92721c28f2671

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/extract-the-queen-of-con-part-1/news-story/0c44c3719d9f344b6a366f8f1a0a37da

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