Episode Details

PPP isn’t some hot new token — it’s the acronym behind billions in fraud. And in this episode, we’re looking at two very different but equally staggering cases that prove the grift didn’t end with lockdowns.

First up: Sidhartha “Sammy” Mukherjee and his wife Sunita, Bollywood performers turned alleged scammers, accused of using fake real estate contracts and forged PPP documents to defraud over 100 victims in their own North Texas Indian-American community. According to the lead investigator, “In my 23 years, this is the most prolific fraudster I’ve seen.”

Then we head to Marietta, Georgia, where Carl Delano Torjagbo was just convicted for stealing nearly $13 million through pandemic relief and IRS refund scams — using the money to buy mansions, Lamborghinis, a yacht, and even plastic surgery.

From Plano to plastic surgery, PPP fraud has taken many forms — but all of them rely on one thing: a good story. And these scammers knew exactly how to sell it.

Where do you stand?

Most crypto investors know what they own. Few know where they actually stand in the shift to on-chain finance.

Start with ALEN, the free 60-second diagnostic that helps you understand where a digital asset fits within today's institutional market structure.

→ https://tokentrustadvisors.xyz/alen

Want the assets before they're headlines?

Signals is my institutional watchlist, tracking the infrastructure, tokenization, and capital flows shaping the next phase of crypto.

→ https://tokentrust.substack.com

Managing significant capital, advising clients, or building an institutional allocation?

Book a strategy session.

→ https://calendly.com/meetwithchip/align

If this episode helped you better understand where capital is moving, please follow the show and leave a review. It helps more investors discover the podcast.

The Chip Mahoney Show is part of Big Pond Podcast and represented by DV Collective. Views are for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Music licensed through Spotify Creators.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.