EP. 119 — The AristoCON w/ Mitra Jouhari

What’s poppin con-gregation? This week, Mitra Jouhari joins the show discussing Christian Gehartsreiter aka Clark Rockefeller who spent 30 years passing himself off as an educated, wealthy aristocrat while taking advantage of people. Plus, three political operatives are accused of defrauding $3.5 million from PAC scams. Stay Schemin’!

Research By Kaelyn Brandt

SOURCES:

https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/54cc01740a5930502f5f4667/master/w_1600,c_limit/image.jpg

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2008/08/08/the-little-town-and-life-rockefeller-left-for-fame/l20Zs5ZzVbgic07Sf0MB6M/story.html

https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/the-four-faces-of-rockefeller-6910914.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/us/politics/pac-operator-charges.html?searchResultPosition=3

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