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Free Bonus: The Tic Tac Man (Bob McDonnell)
Originally published July 9, 2024.
A Virginia governor and his wife are indicted after receiving lavish gifts from a local businessman.
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7 months, 1 week ago
The Motherlode (Bre-X)
Season 9 Episode 134
A tiny Calgary-based exploration company ignites a global market frenzy when it discovers the world's largest gold deposit before collapsing into on…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Fabulist (George Santos)
Season 9 Episode 133
A newly elected congressman is expelled and prosecuted for financial crimes after his elaborate web of personal and professional lies unravels.
Prel…
8 months ago
Free Bonus: The Foundation (New Era Philanthropy)
Originally published February 11, 2025.
A prominent Christian businessman operates a massive, "too-good-to-be-true," charity-based Ponzi scheme.
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9 months ago
The Mix-Up (Velsicol Chemical Company)
Season 9 Episode 132
A catastrophic contamination strikes Michigan when an industrial chemical (PBB) is mistakenly mixed into cattle feed.
Prelude: Workers at a Texas che…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Utopia (Galt's Gulch Chile)
Season 9 Episode 131
A proposed libertarian paradise in the Chilean countryside devolves into a spectacle of betrayal and broken promises.
Prelude: Lazarus Long's Princip…
10 months, 1 week ago
Rerun: The Crusader (Nicholas Alahverdian)
Originally published June 5, 2022.
The untimely death of an outspoken advocate for foster children reveals his despicable double life. Prelude: A tr…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Wunderkind (Ephren Taylor II)
Season 9 Episode 130
A self-proclaimed “socially conscious” entrepreneur uses church seminars and motivational speeches to lure investors into a nationwide Ponzi scheme.…
11 months ago
The Death Trap (Ride the Ducks Intl.)
Season 9 Episode 129
A tourism industry's ugly past is revealed after a "duck boat" sinks on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, during a storm.
Prelude: The sinking of…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Charade (Scott W. Rothstein)
Season 9 Episode 128
A Fort Lauderdale lawyer's ostentatious lifestyle is supported by the largest Ponzi scheme in Florida history.
Prelude: The body of attorney Melissa …
1 year ago