Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSCAMTRAK w/ Loren Lorosa
Episode 315
"All aboard the scam express!" Laci welcomes news correspondent and producer Loren Lorosa (The Breakfast Club) to unpack how over 100 Amtrak employees derailed the company’s health plan in a $12 mill…
Published on 1 month ago
Fraud Friday: Return of the Deacon, Jacquis Neal
It's Fraud Friday, and we're feeling good because the deacon has returned. Jacquis Neal (Grand Crew) joins Laci to discuss the story of Juan Carlos Guzman Betancur. He was a teenage stowaway found fr…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
TV Anchor turns PPP Mafiosa w/ Mandii B & Weezy WTF
Episode 314
This week, Laci welcomes Mandii B and Weezy WTF (Decisions, Decisions Podcast) to dig into Stephanie Hockridge, a former Emmy-nominated TV news anchor convicted in a billion-dollar COVID fraud scheme…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Fraud Friday: Saints & Scammers: The Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker Story w/ Sarah Marshall
In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Sarah Marshall (You’re Wrong About Podcast) to discuss the scams of televangelists Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker from their start with a puppet minis…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Historical Pretendians w/ Franchesca Ramsey
Episode 313
This week, Laci welcomes Franchesca Ramsey (Superstore) to break down the unbelievable apology from Elizabeth Hoover, a UC Berkeley professor who falsely claimed to be Native American for decades, on…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Fraud Friday: The Club Hopping Con Artist W/ Patrick Hinds & Gillian Pensavalle
In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Patrick Hinds (True Crime Obsessed Network) & Gillian Pensavalle (The Hamilcast) to discuss Sean Kirkham, a lifelong hustler who took advantage of U.S. …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Cruisin’ for a Bruisin' w/ Luenell
Episode 312
This week, Laci welcomes the Original Bad Girl of Comedy, Luenell (Hacks), to discuss Miray Cruises’ “Life at Sea” project, a three-year dream cruise sold to paying passengers, only for the company t…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Fraud Friday: SiliCON Valley Theft Bro w/ Amanda Seales
In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Amanda Seales (Insecure) to discuss Kyle Sandler, a man who posed as a rich Google executive, opening up a business incubator called the Round House in …
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
America's Slickest Pavement Hustler w/ The Smith Sisters
Episode 311
Laci welcomes Lauren, Rachel, and Mariah Smith (The Smith Sisters) to discuss their individual relationships with scams, and they do not disappoint. Then, they dive into the story of a mysterious New…
Published on 2 months ago
Fraud Friday: Friday Night Frauds w/ Dave Schilling
In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Dave Schilling (Galaxy Brains) to discuss how a fake high school named Bishop Sycamore ended up playing against an elite football team on ESPN to their …
Published on 2 months ago