EP. 124 — Return of the Deacon, Jacquis Neal

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Jacquis Neal joins us to discuss the story of Juan Carlos Guzman Betancur. He was a teenage stowaway found frozen in a plane wheel in the 90’s and then grew up to become one of the world’s most talented criminals. Plus, a 60 year old woman is accused of faking cancer, to raise money so she could go to the casino. Stay Schemin’!

Research By Kaelyn Brandt.

SOURCES:

https://theretronetwork.com/big-money-no-whammies/

https://www.damninteresting.com/who-wants-to-be-a-thousandaire/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/an-ice-cream-man-hacked-press-your-luck-1984-1217142/

https://nypost.com/2019/06/10/press-your-luck-game-show-scandal-back-in-the-spotlight/

https://steemit.com/story/@winstonwolfe/the-story-of-michael-larson-and-the-press-your-luck-gameshow-scandal

https://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/claims/archive/pleasuretime.htm#:~:text=On%20March%2013%2C%201995%2C%20the,action%20against%20Pleasure%20Time%2C%20Inc.&text=The%20SEC%20alleged%20that%20the,and%20the%20Group%20Dynamics%20Downline

https://www.newsweek.com/man-accused-simultaneously-working-principal-two-schools-located-400-miles-apart-1656001

https://medium.com/@hannah.fluxgold/the-confused-math-lady-meme-bd97530b1885

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