Truth, Lies and Coverups with Traci Brown

Kelly Richmond-Pope joins me on Truth, Lies and Coverups today.  She's a Ph. D Accounting professor at DePaul University and an expert on fraud and the after effects of being a whistle blower.  She's also a documentary producer.  She'll tell us all about making her show All the Queens Horses which profiles the largest municipal fraud in history.  You can see it on Amazon Prime now.  Enjoy!

Deception Detection and statement analysis expert Peter Hyatt visits Truth, Lies and Coverups.  He's a master at spotting deceptive language patterns.  We'll chat about deception in cases including Alec Baldwin, Cleo Smith's Parents, Roger Clemens and Go in depth on Jon Benet Ramsey.  You'll learn how to listen for and read deception verbally, written and in texts. 

Lisa Morris's ex-husband tried to hide assets from her during their divorce.  But not just any old assets—rich oil wells in West Texas.  Listen to find out how the found them and accurately valued them to get a fair deal and how she helps others going thru divorce locate and value assets as well.  She'll also tell us about the biggest case she's worked on and a super easy way you can find out prot...

Former Navy S.E.A.L. Don Shipley joins Truth, Lies and Coverups.  He's made it his life's mission to identify phony Navy S.E.A.L.s.  Find out what really  happens when he confronts phonys, why his reality show failed and what happened with Tiger Woods trained with the S.E.A.L.s for a day.

James Linton visits Truth Lies and Coverups.  You may have seen him on the world news for hacking emails of several senior staffers at the white house including the head of Homeland Security, Antony Scaramucci and Sara Sanders.  He'll share how he got their addresses, how he tricked them and how he got caught.  He's the Banksy of the cyber world.  But don't worry, he's on the good side of things n...

Libby Henry visits Truth, Lies and Coverups.  She'll recount her cautionary tale of her husband's mortgage fraud and how he left her with $11.38 in her pocket, at one point fearing for her life.  She'll talk about how writing her book after her divorce revealed that he'd made her a co-conspirator in his nefarious ways.  Listen to find out more about what happened and what she's doing now.

Traci and Alex review the latest intel on the Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito case. We hear from Brett Johnson on the latest on what's new with ransomware. Then DefCon Social Engineering Contest winner Chris Kirsch visits Truth Lies and Coverups.  He details what it takes to beat the best of the best—tricking fortune 500 companies to reveal info to let him into their networks.  We also talk about...

Former army interrogator James Pyle visits Truth, Lies and Coverups.  We chat about his formula for tactical questioning so you can find out anything from anyone at any time.  Discover what affects the accuracy of interrogations, and how to get the 2 things that don't come easy.

Tom Hardin visits Truth Lies and Coverups.  He did some insider trading, got caught by the FBI and instead of going to jail right away, wore  a wire for them which resulted in multiple arrests.  They gave him the code name TipperX.  Listen to find out the details—it's the stuff movies are made of.  Enjoy!

Lisa Lawler visits the show.  She's the founder of the White Collar Wives project, a support group for wives who's husbands have been accused or convicted of embezzlement.  Listen to find out what happened when she found out her husband was being investigated for embezzlement, the #1 tip she tells ladies in the group and a few of their amazing stories of what happened when their husbands got caugh...

Sharon Edwards joins Traci on Truth Lies and Coverups.  We'll dig into the murder case she's investigating on her Justice Delayed podcast.  It's been almost 20 years since the crime was committed in Abilene, TX.  Listen to find out how she avoided being arrested during her investigation, who the suspects are, who will talk to her, who won't and if she thinks she'll solve the case and find the murd...

Traci and her producer Alex discuss the Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie police body cam video.  And you're not going to want to miss Retired FBI agent Jim Fitzgerald.  His work with forensic linguistics is the primary reason the Unabomber was caught, stopping 17 years of mail bombs and the injury and death that resulted.  Listen to find out how long he was on the case before it was solved and the...

Convicted Fraudster Ryan Homa visits Truth, Lies and Coverups.  He gets pretty raw as he tells us exactly how he stole $1.2 M, why he did it, the devastating effects of how it weighed on him, how it didn't even solve the problem he really had and what he learned about himself.  He doesn't hold anything back.  You'll learn a lot from this one.  Enjoy.

Statement Analysis Expert and Retired Secret Service Agent Mark McClish visits Truth Lies and Coverups.  He'll share intel from his 30+ years of statement analysis.  You'll know exactly what words and phrases indicate deception.  He'll also fill us in on what it's really like to work at the White House, what Ronald Reagan was like and his thoughts on deception from Chris Watts to Kaitlyn Jenner.

New York Times writer Abby Ellin visits Truth, Lies and Coverups today.  She wrote a new book Duped:  Double Lives, False Identities and the Con Man I Almost Married.  It's based on events in her life and lots of research on leading a double life and the lies that go with it.  We also chat about a few of the liars we've both had common experiences with.  Enjoy!   Be sure to check out Abby's podcas...

Former Federal Prosecutor Tom O'malley visits Truth, Lies and Coverups. He's helped catch rap gangs committing millions in ID fraud, investigated synthetic ID fraud based on postal worker tips about suspicious mail deliveries and talks about the first known use-case of Nest security cameras data used as evidence against the bad guys. He'll also share the easiest thing you can do to protect yoursel...

Private Investigator Michele Stuart visits Truth, Lies and Coverups.  We talk open source intelligence tools anyone can use to find someone and track their behavior. She'll reveal her techniques for social engineering and how you can use 3 emotional hooks to get anyone to do anything for you.   And what's most interesting are the questions she WON'T answer….  You gotta listen to this one.  Enjoy.

Jimmy Scalzo visits Truth, Lies and Coverups Today.   Listen to find out how his success and a family business disagreement led him to commit mortgage fraud…and bring his extended family down with him.  He'll reveal the mindset it takes to do what he did and exactly how long it took him to snap out of it and much, much more. 

We've rebranded Traci's Fraud Busting podcast to Truth Lies and Coverups.  You have to listen to find out why!  You'll still get fascinating interviews from fraudsters, crooks, victims and the law enforcement that got to the bottom of it.  And some fun new segments. Want to see the Truth, Lies and Coverups TV Show sizzle reel?  Go to this link:  https://youtu.be/PwJtTBBindQ

Author Daniel Barbarisi visits Fraud Busting.  He spent 3 years searching for Forrest Fenn's Treasure-worth $1m and only findable if you could decode a very cryptic poem written by the eccentric antique dealer. Hundreds of thousands of people searched over 10 years and in 2020 it was announced that the treasure was found.  Was the ever really a treasure?  Was there a legitimate finder?  Was the wh...

White Collar Crime Investigator and former government prosecutor Lloydette Bai-Marrow visits fraud busting.  We'll chat about whistleblower and also criminal motivations and how good people end up doing illegal things 'for the good of the company' .  She'll also chat about the difference in her approach when investigating fraud in the corporate and government sectors and reveal simple ways to mini...

Retired FBI economic crimes agent Jerri Williams visits Fraud Busting.  She'll tell us the behind the scenes stories of her work on fraud cases including the ponzi scheme she helped bust that landed her on the CNBC TV show American Greed.  She'll debunk myths about the FBI and tell us all about her podcast where she gets the real story on FBI cases and the books she's written.  You don't want to m...

Sandra James visits Fraud Busting.  She's the CEO of Private Eyes Background Checks and also a private investigator.  We'll hear all about the consequences of not getting the right kind of background check when hiring…and the different choices you have to make sure you get all the info you need.  And you'll find out what happens when she's asked to follow someone in domestic adultery cases.  Prepa...

Terry Ellis visits Fraud Busting.  He masterminded a real life heist of Verizon headquarters in London to steal customer data, in person, without guns.  And pulled it off.  You'll be amazed at his story and also learn about what he's doing now to keep young people away from a life of crime and out of prison.  Be sure to get his books Living Amongst the Beasts and Verizon.  Enjoy. 

Ph. D. Criminologist Robert Schug visits Fraud Busting.  We chat about why people close to you may lie and also talk about his forensic psychology work with mass murderers.  He'll talk about the common threads all criminals have and why people DON'T commit crimes.  We'll also chat about the differences between psychopaths and narcissists and how you can spot them.