April 4, 2022

EP. 132 — The Bad Vegan w/ Solomon Georgio

What’s poppin’ con-gregation?  This week, Solomon Georgio joins us to discuss Sarma Melngailis, a business woman who went from “Queen of Vegan Cuisine” to the “Vegan Bernie Madoff.” Plus, pet scams have become such a problem in Michigan that the Michigan Attorney General released a video warning residents. Stay Schemin’!

Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:
https://people.com/food/bad-vegan-fame-fraud-fugitives-true-story/

https://people.com/crime/fugitive-former-vegan-restaurant-owner-caught-after-ordering-dominos-pizza/

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/how-sarma-melngailis-became-a-runaway-fugitive

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/03/sarma-melngailis-netflixs-bad-vegan-stares-down-her-past-and-future

Netflix’s documentary, Bad Vegan

https://www.intheknow.com/post/dog-breeder-scam/

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