EP. 188 — The Film That Hid Fraud w/ Naomi Ekperigin & Andy Beckerman

What’s Poppin’ Con-gregration? This week, Naomi Ekperigin & Andy Beckerman join us to discuss the film Landscape of Lies. Filmmaker Paul Knight was approached to do to the project not knowing it was created for fraud. Plus, fashion influencers have been accused of embezzlement and failure to pay suppliers and employees. Stay Schemin’!

Research by Kaelyn Brandt

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-irish-actor-the-iraqi-producer-and-the-gangster-film-scam-1.2506809

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/24/landscape-lies-blockbuster-tax-scam

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a42199292/something-navy-business-is-failing/

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/bonnie-and-clyde-aoife-maddens-landscape-of-lies-34388601.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2298937/A-Landscape-Of-Lies-Fraudsters-conned-Loose-Women-host-Andrea-McLean-3million-tax-scam-jailed.html

https://pagesix.com/2022/12/07/something-navy-ceo-denies-arielle-charnas-husband-embezzled-money/

Shout out to TikTok account @BullishStudio for reporting on Arielle Charnas.

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