EP. 57 — The Lupine Liar w/ Conan O’Brien

Breaking news, con-gregation! No, not that there’s water on the moon. Conan O’Brien is on the show to welcome Scam Goddess into the Team Coco podcast family! Conan and Laci talk through Jordan Belfort of Wolf of Wall Street fame, and Laci teaches Conan how to sound less like a cop. It doesn’t work. Stay schemin!

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

Sources:

https://www.businessinsider.com/revisiting-jordan-belfort-the-wolf-of-wall-street-2010-3#who-is-jordan-belfort-1

https://www.investopedia.com/investing/who-is-jordan-belfort/#:~:text=Belfort%20has%20been%20accused%20of,months%20before%20he%20was%20released [investopedia.com]

https://wealthlab.co/pump-and-dump-explained

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/05/061205.asp

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/white-collar-crime/jordan-belfort/

https://www.canstar.com.au/investor-hub/investment-scams-wolf-wall-street/

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/the-wolf-of-wall-street.php

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