May 31, 2021

EP. 88 — The Bamboozling Beau with Tracie Morrissey

What’s poppin, con-gregation? Tracie Morrissey joins us to discuss a man caught defrauding 35 of his “girlfriends” in Japan. Also, a former senior advisor in the federal government is accused of stealing from New York City public schools. Stay schemin!

Research by Sharilyn Vera. 

SOURCES 

https://www.mbs.jp/news/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dyv8xk/japanese-man-arrested-35-girlfriends-fake-birthday

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-defrauding-his-35-girlfriends

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/us/seth-andrew-fraud-money-laundering-charter-school.html

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