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