Episode Details

A Long Island financial advisor just pleaded guilty to stealing $160 million from his own clients — many of them elderly New Yorkers — and funneling it into his son's drive-through coffee startup. But this isn't just a crime story. It's a blueprint. The same tactics that let Vincent Camarda operate for nearly a decade undetected are running in crypto right now — complexity as cover, trust as a weapon, and diversification as a lie. In this episode, Chip Mahoney breaks down how financial fraud actually works, why most people never see it coming, and where real value is being captured in digital assets while everyone else is getting played. If you have money in the market, an advisor, or a crypto wallet — this episode is your due diligence.

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