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Research done by Kaelyn Brandt.
Sources:
https://nypost.com/2022/11/02/professional-cornhole-world-rocked-by-baggate-cheating-scandal/
https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/13/nyregion/lush-life-investor-23-named-in-huge-fraud.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-10-fi-1381-story.html
https://nypost.com/2022/09/28/con-artist-david-bloom-arrested-for-fraud-in-los-angeles/
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