The True Crime Podcaster

How well do you trust your bank? In 2016, financial giant Wells Fargo was exposed when employees were using customer identifications to open fraudulent accounts all to hit insanely high sales goals. Just recently, banking giant US Bank was exposed for the exact same scandal. How might this change the banking image?

Tipping the scales between 650-700 lbs, Scolnick is the largest white-collar criminal featured on this podcast and most likely ever. He was a master scammer involved in a litany of schemes. Hear the story now on the man known as "Cherry Hills Fats."

In the late 1990's, Samuel Israel III rose to riches with his fraudulent hedge fund, the Bayou Hedge Fund Group. After being sentenced to 20 years for scamming $300 million from investors, he would later stage a fake suicide to avoid reporting to prison. A stunt that would lead to a nationwide manhunt and a feature on the show, America's Most Wanted.

Barry Minkow was a high school whiz kid that became an overnight celebrity starting a carpet cleaning business in the family garage before he was even old enough to drive. But his greed to keep his many scams going would cause him to even steal jewelry from his own grandmother. After prison, he would prove to be unchanged continuing to run scams as a pastor and fraud consultant.

Rumeal Robinson was born in Jamacia and moved to Boston with his mother as a child. She abandoned him when he was only 10. He was taken in and adopted by local respected couple Helen and Lou Ford. He rose to fame in college and professional basketball. But his reckless spending and lifestyle left him broke. He would even scam his own adoptive parents to continue his lavish spending. Hear how what...

He pulled off one of the most prolific scams of the 20th century by fraudulently selling the Eiffel Tower. A master swindler known as well for cunning counterfeit scams. Hear how his disloyalty to his mistress brought about his downfall.

If you turned on a radio or TV in the late 90's through early 2000s, you most likely heard one of the acts he produced, such as the The Backstreet Boys. But Pearlman financially exploited them and many acts he represented stealing as much as $300 million from them. Hear the story of the man believed to have pulled off the biggest Ponzi scheme in entertainment industry history.

The University of Louisville Men's Basketball program has a proud tradition including three NCAA national titles. But the 2013 NCAA title would be vacated when it was revealed the program enlisted the services of a madam to entice recruits with sex. Hear how they became the first team to ever have a championship vacated by the NCAA.

Despite growing up in a life of wealth and privilege, Jack Ambramoff's greed would propel him to become involved in various lobbying scams for everything from Native American casinos to cryptocurrency.

Dr Farid Fata was a well-respected cancer doctor that treated thousands in his seven Detroit area clinics. But sadly, many chemo treatments he prescribed were not needed as many of his victims did not even have cancer. Hear how this evil doctor falsely diagnosed cancer to line his own pockets.

Rick "Elvis" Parker was a flamboyant boxing promoter from Orlando, Florida. He had aspirations of becoming the next Don King. He promoted such fighters as former NFL star, Mark Gastineau. But when boxer Tim "Doc" Anderson crashed his hopes of a big payday, Parker swore revenge that would ultimately have deadly consequences.

Though it gets nowhere near the media attention, white-collar crime can be just as harmful to its victims. Hear how it impacts victims and how technology is changing it all the time.

If you watched an infomercial in the 1990s, chances are you saw Don Lapre. He captivated audiences on how he made $50,000 a week running "tiny classified ads" in newspapers. Sadly, what could have been an American success story would have a tragic end.

If you tuned in to late night tv in the 1990's and 2000s, chances are you saw one of his informerciqls. Despite serving two years in prison for credit card, he built an informercial empire before finally being convicted and rerurned to prison.

Michael Avenatti was a flashy, charismatic attorney that quickly rose to the national scene representing various celebrities and political causes. He even expressed presidential aspirations. But he crashed as quickly as he rose when he extorted and embezzled money from clients. Hear the fast rise and fall of the man dubbed, "the creepy porn lawyer."

In the 1990's, Enron seemed to have it all. They were perceived as a giant in the energy industry. But it would soon be discovered to all be a facade built on illegal and shady accounting practices among other illegal activities. Sadly, thousands lost their livelihood from this scam.

Joined by special guest Washington attorney Sandra Ferguson, a look at white-collar crime plaguing the legal industry. 

Eric "Mr Social Security" Conn was a flashy Eastern Kentucky attorney with a reputation as having astonishing success securing Social Security disability claims for his clients. But a scam between Mr Conn and an unethical judge would cost thousands their legitimate disability claims and ultimately their livelihood.

Martin Shkreli, or “Pharma Bro” was young, ambitious, and quickly rose to the top of the financial and pharmaceutical industries. But his greed and arrogance would be his downfall. Hear the story of the young man once said to have the “most punchable face in America.”

In 1978, a young, newly appointed judge in Southern Illinois named Brockton Lockwood would be sent to Cook County as part of a judicial rotation common at the time. He was stunned by the corruption he observed and eventually would go undercover and wear a wire to expose this corruption. Hear the amazing story of Operation Greylord. 

Opioid addiction has ravaged the United States and many parts of the world in recent decades. Just who is behind it? Who is profiting from pain?

Many students work hard throughout school to get into the university of their choice and build a better future. But sadly, many were denied this opportunity and passed over by children of wealthy elites that committed acts of bribery and fraud to get their children into these elite schools.

Puppy mills are everywhere and are rapidly breeding puppies for profit in horrible, inhumane conditions. Hear how you can spot the warning signs and what can be done to stop them.  

Many former NFL players have suffered neurological damage from the brutality of the sport. Changes have been made to protect them as these risks came more to light. But the question remains, when did the NFL truly know the risks these players faced?

Considered the biggest marine oil spill in U.S. history, the scandal cost lives and billions of dollars of damage. Were BP and big oil to blame?