Episode Details

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, actress, producer and creator Alesha Reneé joins the show to discuss Charlie Javice, a businesswoman who sold her fast-growing tech startup to JP Morgan for $175 million, only to have partners realize she made up most of her success. Plus, a Chicago rapper has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and lying to federal agents. Stay schemin’!

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt

SOURCES:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-g-herbo-chicago-rapper-pleads-guilty-federal-fraud-charges-20230719-o33a2tgmrvbr5cqwu7vg2m4r7q-story.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/g-herbo-chicago-rapper-plead-guilty-fraud-scheme-1234792168/

https://apnews.com/article/frank-founder-charlie-javice-lawsuit-5e990e78598507a08863836648d29aad

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandralevine/2023/01/19/charlie-javice-jp-morgan-frank-lawsuit/?sh=abe21a51f647

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/05/22/frank-founder-charlie-javice-pleads-not-guilty-to-fraud-over-jpmorgan-sale/?sh=2e2608b2139e

https://www.reuters.com/legal/startup-founder-accused-defrauding-jpmorgan-is-indicted-2023-05-18/

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a38955743/tinder-swindler-simon-leviev-true-story-where-is-he-now/

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