April 14, 2020

EP. 29 — The Burrowing Bank Robber with Janelle James

What’s poppin con-gregation? This week Janelle James is phoning in during the Rona to break down the Argentinian robbers who dug themselves into a hole. Plus, she talks the 22 year old influencer who might go from blocking her victims to posting from her cellblock. Stay healthy and schemin! 

Research by Sharilyn Vera. 

Sources:

https://www.gq.com/story/the-great-buenos-aires-bank-heist [gq.com] 

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/04/argentina.bank.robbery/index.html [cnn.com] 

https://www.thecut.com/2020/02/influencer-kayla-massa-accused-of-scamming-usd1-5-million.html [thecut.com]

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