Scam Goddess
with Laci Mosley
January 3, 2022
What’s poppin con-gregation? This week, Mitra Jouhari joins the show discussing Christian Gehartsreiter aka Clark Rockefeller who spent 30 years passing himself off as an educated, wealthy aristocrat while taking advantage of people. Plus, three political operatives are accused of defrauding $3.5 million from PAC scams. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/54cc01740a5930502f5f4667/master/w_1600,c_limit/image.jpg
https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/the-four-faces-of-rockefeller-6910914.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/us/politics/pac-operator-charges.html?searchResultPosition=3
December 27, 2021
This week, we have Yvette Nicole Brown discussing Candace Owens, a controversial conservative political commentator who is often called out for spreading blatant lies. Plus, the Trump Organization is once again being accused of fraud, this time, for insurance related to its New York golf course. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/freedom-phone-security-issues/
https://mtonews.com/candace-owens-brilliant-new-scam-to-make-millions-from-republicans
https://newsone.com/4166719/candace-owens-washington-county-republican-party/
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/09/04/candace-owens-blexit/
https://medium.com/@randileeharper/an-open-letter-to-social-autopsy-ae64fccdcfe
December 20, 2021
What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, we have Larry Owens discussing John Duval Gluck, the conman who popularized writing letters to Santa Claus in the beginning of the 20th century. Plus, investors in an NFT project titled “Evolved Apes” learn that the world of NFTs isn’t immune to scams. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://nypost.com/2015/09/20/meet-the-con-artist-who-popularized-writing-to-santa-claus/
https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/the-con-man-who-saved-christmas/
December 13, 2021
What’s poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, Aida Rodriguez joins us to discuss an all-women gang of thieves that took London by storm for the greater part of the 1900s. Plus, a man pleads guilty in a lost luggage scam resulting in over $300,000 worth of fraudulent claims. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/remembering-forty-elephants-gang-cunning-brutality
https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_bb5397d0-4fbe-11ec-9f2c-8f0e24e5e73a.html
December 6, 2021
EP. 115 — The Club Hopping Con Artist w/ Patrick Hinds & Gillian Pensavalle
Guest Gillian Pensavalle & Patrick Hinds
What’s poppin’ Con-gregation? We got Patrick Hinds & Gillian Pensavalle discussing Sean Kirkham, a lifelong hustler who took advantage of U.S. nightclubs and the families of murdered and missing women in Canada. Plus, an ex-con uses identity theft to raise money for his boyfriend’s bail bond. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/195/126/556532/
https://abc13.com/houston-crime-con-artist-wanted-davion-sandifer-man-accused-of-scamming/11168054/
November 29, 2021
What’s poppin con-gregation? This week, we have Dexter Mayfield discussing a scammer known by over a dozen names in over a dozen states, all the while nearly leaving over a dozen broken hearts in her wake. Plus, an influencer gets in trouble for promoting a skincare line claiming protection from blue screen light. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://gamerant.com/valkyrae-rflct-studies-hidden-comments-video-clip/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dana-lawrence-confidence-woman-aliases-scams-fbi-declassified/
November 22, 2021
What’s poppin’ con – gregation? This week, Diallo Riddle joins us to discuss a legendary con artist who used his ties to notorious crime families in the US to pose as a major music executive, gaining fame and access to lavish perks around the world. Plus, an anonymous group walks away with $3.81 million after creating a viral cryptocurrency named after popular Netflix show, Squid Game. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://gizmodo.com/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scammers-make-off-with-2-1-m-1847972824
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-sabatino-con-man-sentenced-supermax-prison/
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article184431698.html
https://www.wired.com/2008/03/la-times-appare/
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/con-kid-6366268
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/11/24/confessions-of-a-con-man/
November 15, 2021
What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, we have Amanda Seales discussing Kyle Sandler, a man who posed as a rich Google executive, creating a now defunct tech business incubator in Opelika, Alabama. Plus, a fortune teller is arrested for fraud, scamming one victim out of $50,000. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
Sources:
https://www.al.com/news/2018/08/auburn_man_pleads_guilty_to_de.html
https://www.al.com/news/2019/02/how-an-alabama-city-fell-for-a-massive-19-million-scam.html
November 8, 2021
What’s poppin con-gregation? This week, we have Dave Schilling discussing how a fake high school ended up playing against an elite football program on ESPN. Plus, a total of 15 former NFL players plead guilty to healthcare fraud. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://www.complex.com/sports/bishop-sycamore-lies-espn-play-on-national-tv
https://awfulannouncing.com/high-school/prep-gridiron-logistics-bishop-sycamore-message-boards.html
November 1, 2021
What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, we have Bryan Safi discussing the LGBTQI Icon Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael, a car executive who attempted to sell the Dale, a fuel-efficient three-wheeled car in response to the 1974 oil crisis. Plus, a corrupt NYPD Officer steals thousands of dollars in rent and deposit money for a Queens apartment. Stay Schemin’!
CW: There are non – graphic mentions of violence against a trans woman.
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://www.wpr.org/lady-and-dale-stranger-fiction-life-liz-carmichael
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a35325931/liz-carmichael-wife-kids/
https://www.vulture.com/article/the-lady-and-the-dale-hbo-series-review.html
https://time.com/5935209/lady-and-the-dale-true-story/
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/01/10280883/elizabeth-carmichael-crimes-wife-family-death
October 25, 2021
What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, we have showrunner of HBO’s Insecure, Prentice Penny discussing the viral meat connoisseur “Salt Bae,” and the accusations of scamming surrounding his restaurants. Plus, the FBI catches an artist allegedly selling fake works of Raymond Pettibon. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article225807840.html
https://nypost.com/2021/04/13/salt-bae-hit-with-5m-copyright-suit-over-artwork-of-chef/
https://www.eater.com/2018/1/26/16932642/salt-bae-nurs-et-new-york-city-restaurant-reviews
https://www.miamiherald.com/article239104028.html
https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/1549436/salt-bae-nusret-gokce-restaurant-locations-new-york/
https://news.artnet.com/opinion/history-zombie-formalism-1318352
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/wet-paint-christian-rosa-raymond-pettibon-1940051
October 18, 2021
What’s poppin’ con-gregation! This week, we have My Favorite Murder podcast Co-Host Georgia Hardstark discussing LuLaRoe, the women’s clothing company embroiled in over 50 lawsuits, unsold leggings and consultants left in crippling debt. Plus, two Chicago women fall victim to a scam leaving one jobless and the other heartbroken. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
LulaRich, a documentary directed by Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/09/amazon-lularoe-documentary-lularich
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a37543989/lularoe-true-story-now-lularich-amazon/
https://totallythebomb.com/how-to-have-the-money-to-be-a-lularoe-consultant
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/09/22/con-artist-employment-scam-summit-woman-michigan-woman/
October 11, 2021
What’s poppin’ con-gregtion? This week, Tracy Clayton & Josh Gwynn, hosts of the podcast Back Issue, discuss a teenager who led authorities on a wild goose chase across the nation by stealing planes all the while not wearing shoes. Plus, a 62 year old artist turns being catfished into a friendship. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-life-and-escapades-of-colton-harris-moore/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/what-happened-to-barefoot-bandit-colton-harris-moore
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/colton-harris-moore-asks-judge-to-shorten-supervised-release/
https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/waw/press/2010/nov/pdfs/10-CR-00336-INDI_31856.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20150509001325/http://www.katu.com/news/local/63636867.html
Fly Colt Fly, a documentary by Adam Gray & Andrew Gray
October 4, 2021
EP. 106 — Oops!, I Scammed You Again: The Britney Spears’ Conservatorship (w/ Tess Barker, Babs Gray)
Guest Barbara Gray & Tess Barker
What’s poppin con-gregation?This week, comedians Tess Barker and Babs Gray, hosts of the Toxic:The Britney Spears Story podcast, discuss the scam that is the Britney Spears’ Conservatorship. Plus, a Danish museum is duped by a concept artist, who literally took the money and ran!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES
https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/britney-spears-petition-to-end-conservatorship-guide.html
https://www.newyorker.com/news/american-chronicles/britney-spears-conservatorship-nightmare
https://variety.com/2021/music/news/britney-spears-full-statement-conservatorship-1235003940/
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9445409/britney-spears-conservatorship-timeline/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVrhKBhMrEI
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/29/arts/britney-spears-conservatorship
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/heidiblake/conservatorship-investigation-free-britney-spears
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473
September 27, 2021
EP. 105 — Australia’s Cop Con Artist with AJ Gibson & Emile Ennis Jr.
Guest AJ Gibson & Emile Ennis Jr.
What’s poppin’ con – gregation? This week, we have AJ Gibson & Emile Ennis Jr. discussing the Australian identity thief who had a clear obsession with conning cops. Plus, a California man pleads guilty to a $1.1 million art fraud scheme. Stay Schemin’!
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES
https://www.theage.com.au/technology/a-woman-dicing-with-the-law-20060708-ge2o8z.html
https://www.nowtolove.com.au/news/real-life/jody-harris-fraud-53846
