EP. 47 — The Scambler (Scamming Gambler) with Sean Clements

What’s poppin, con-gregation? This week Sean Clements is on the podcast to break down the Italian American who couldn’t get any coin so made his own instead. Mamma mia! Stay schemin, and don’t forget to subscribe!

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

Sources: https://www.gamblingsites.org/biographies/louis-colavecchio/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/louis-coin-colavecchio-sentenced-prison-counterfeiting-100-bills

https://portal.clubrunner.ca/6924/stories/louis-the-coin

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bet.com/news/national/2019/01/28/arkansas-teen-pleads-guilty-to-trying-to-steal-jet-so-he-could-a.amp.html

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