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Clarence Hatry: The Collapse That Preceded the Great Crash
Season 1 Episode 67
Before Wall Street shattered in October nineteen twenty-nine, London had already heard the crack. Clarence Hatry did not just build a fraud. He revea…
2 hours ago
The Dreier Fraud: A Lawyer Selling Other People's Notes
Season 1 Episode 66
Picture a lawyer who looks every inch the Manhattan dealmaker—tailored suit, practiced smile, office on Park Avenue. Now imagine that behind those gl…
1 day, 2 hours ago
Amway and the 'Legitimate MLM' Defense
Season 1 Episode 65
Before the court cases, before the legal jargon, before the word pyramid became a weapon, there was a simple and powerful promise. You could build a …
2 days, 2 hours ago
Mirror Trading International: South Africa's $1.7B Bot Scam
Season 1 Episode 64
Picture this: a machine that promises to make you rich while you sleep. No hard questions, no sleepless nights—just steady growth, as effortless as c…
3 days, 2 hours ago
The Victims of Madoff: A $65 Billion Human Story
Season 1 Episode 63
Picture a world where a handshake is worth millions, and a quiet nod opens doors to fortunes. Behind the polished glass of Manhattan’s elite, a singl…
4 days, 2 hours ago
Sino-Forest: The Chinese Timber Company That Didn't Own Its Trees
Season 1 Episode 62
Imagine looking at a company and thinking, 'At least you can count the trees.' But what if those forests aren’t there at all—and the truth is far mor…
5 days, 2 hours ago
The London Whale: JPMorgan's $6 Billion Trading Disaster
Season 1 Episode 61
You’re looking at the world’s most powerful bank. The numbers are clean, the leaders are legends, and somewhere in London, a desk is quietly building…
6 days, 2 hours ago
Lou Pearlman: The Backstreet Swindler
Season 1 Episode 60
Imagine a world where a single man shapes the sound of a generation—and, at the same time, quietly builds a financial house of cards behind the same …
1 week ago
Digital Altitude / MOBE: $200M in 'Business Education' That Was a Pyramid
Season 1 Episode 59
It started quietly, in the digital shadows—no headlines, no dramatic announcements. Just a few clicks, a promise of independence, and a payment porta…
1 week, 1 day ago
BCCI: The Bank of Crooks and Criminals International
Season 1 Episode 58
In the beginning, BCCI did not look like a crime scene. It looked like a modern bank built for a borderless world. But the first lie was already bake…
1 week, 2 days ago