EP. 217.5 — Fraud Friday: The Captain of Collision w/ Nava Kavelin & Sophie Ansari

Happy Fraud Fridays! This week, we revisit our show with Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari. They discuss William Mize, who created a family business of staging car accidents. Plus, a California Tiktoker is alleged to have broken the state’s cottage law for selling homemade pickled goods. Stay Schemin!

Recorded on January 05, 2023.

Research by Kaelyn Brandt

Sources:

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/staged-car-crashes-insurance-fraud.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/tiktok-creator-homemade-pickled-products-spark-online-conversation-rcna63406

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