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A review of the 2026 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ Report to the Nations on occupational fraud.   Sponsors Bill.com  - http://ohmyfraud.promo/billVeltrix  - http://ohmyfraud.promo/veltrix  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources Occupational Fraud 2026: A Report to the Nations [ACFE]SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin: No. 99 – Materiality [SEC]

Caleb and Zach discuss the 2017 film, The Polka King. Sponsors Veltrix  - http://ohmyfraud.promo/veltrix  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

When confronted with irregularities in his employer’s books, an accountant goes into hiding. SponsorsKick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: ·  End of the Trail: Fugitive Comptroller [ACFE Fraud Magazine] ·  Fugitive Spent Years Hiding on the Appalachian Trail [FBI] ·  FBI Announces Arrest of Fugitive Suspect James T. Hammes [FBI] ·  Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $8.7 Million from Employer [DOJ] ·  Former Fugitive Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison [DOJ] ·  Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator [BOP] ·  A Long Walk's End [SB Nation] ·  A Killer Hiding on the Appalachian Trail? [The Daily Beast] ·  Accountant who hid on Appalachian Trail jailed for embezzling millions from Pepsi bottler [Accounting Today] ·  Man facing $8.7M embezzlement case hid on Appalachian Trail [Associated Press] ·  Trail hiker pleads guilty to wire fraud in embezzling case [Associated Press] ·  Judge sentences trail-hiking fugitive to 8 years in prison [Associated Press] ·  Kentucky accountant who fled embezzlement case to appeal [Associated Press] ·  Man admits embezzling millions from Cincinnati employer [WLWT] ·  Lawyers: Appalachian Trail was client's 'road to redemption' [WLWT] ·  Man who hid on Appalachian Trail sentenced in $8.7M embezzlement case [WLWT] ·  Feds seek 7-year term for Milwaukee-native fugitive [Wisconsin Law Journal] ·  FBI Arrests Fugitive James Hammes at Trail Days [AppalachianTrail.com] ·  AT Thru-Hiker Bismarck Arrested at Trail Days on Embezzling Charges [The Trek] ·  James Hammes caught after hiding on the Appalachian Trail [TheJournal.ie] ·  American Greed: The Fugitives — "Deceitful Dad and the Missing Millions" [CNBC] ·  America's Most Wanted — Season 26, Episode 37 [America's Most Wanted].  A Long Walk's End [SB Nation]

A veteran television producer becomes the star of her own financial crime drama. SponsorsKick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

The scion of a commodity trading fortune goes missing after his hedge fund implodes. SponsorsKick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: Intro We had AI analyze 50 hours of sports on TV. t detected gambling ads everywhere. Has the marketing gone too far? [WaPo]Former JAFCU head, husband sued for allegedly embezzling $91M [WLBT3]Filings reveal former JAFCU head likely facing criminal charges [WLBT3]Sam Israel III Sam Israel Jr., a Leader In Coffee Trading, Dies [NYT]A Con Man Who Lives Between Truth and Fiction [NYT]Hennessee Group ~40 Clients/$56M [SEC Admin. Order, IA Release No. 2871] — https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2009/ia-2871.pdfBayou 2003 Deposits Exceeded $125M [SEC Complaint, 05-CV-8376] — https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/comp19406.pdfBayou Clawback 95 Adversary Proceedings [Bankruptcy Court Filing] — https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-nysb-7_06-ap-08422/pdf/USCOURTS-nysb-7_06-ap-08422-0.pdfSamuel Israel III [SEC Litigation Release] — https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr19406.htmSamuel Israel III [SEC Press Release] — https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2005-139.htmBayou Group [CFTC Press Release] — https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5121-05Samuel Israel III [DOJ Sentencing Release] — https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nys/pressreleases/April08/israelsamuelsentencepr.pdfBayou Victims Forfeiture [DOJ Release] — https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/victims-bayou-hedge-funds-receive-another31-million-forfeited-assets-including-millionsJames Marquez Co-Founder [InvestmentNews] — https://investmentnews.com/industry-news/news/bayou-mastermind-gets-20-year-sentence-14877James Marquez Sentencing [InvestmentNews] — https://www.investmentnews.com/industry-news/news/former-bayou-ceo-sentenced-to-jail-13386Samuel Israel III Manhunt [Fox News] — https://www.foxnews.com/story/hedge-fund-swindler-admits-staging-suicide-to-avoid-jailSamuel Israel III Sentencing [Fox News] — https://www.foxnews.com/story/hedge-fund-swindler-gets-more-prison-time-for-trying-to-avoid-20-year-sentence.ampSamuel Israel III Surrender [NBC News] — https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna25495609Samuel Israel III Disappearance [CBS News] — https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-hedge-fund-swindler-no-suicideThe Search for a Missing Trader Goes Global [New York Times] — https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/business/14bayou.htmlDid Fees at Bayou Overwhelm Diligence? [New York Times] — https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/business/did-fees-at-bayou-overwhelmClues to a Hedge Fund's Collapse [New York Times] — https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/17/business/clues-to-a-hedge-funds-collapseSeveral Prominent Firms Invested in Bayou Hedge Funds [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112536690332726357State May Have $100 Million Of Bayou Funds [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112541229967826650Spotting a Bayou Before You Fall Into It [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112544063792727124Bayou Is Probed as Investors Seek Their Cash [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112493803797122773Suits Target Fund's Early Pullouts [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB115621287849341876Bayou Investors Who Got Out Early Lose Their Bid [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118679292540994807Hedge-Fund Havoc: Missing Cash And a Principal's Suicide Note [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112509707359124571Robert Booth Nichols $10M Docket [CourtListener] — https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4334434/united-states-v-israel-iii/Robert Booth Nichols Deposition [Archive.org] — https://archive.org/stream/RobertBoothNicholsDepositionSamIsraelCase/Robert+Booth+Nichols+deposition+-+Sam+Israel+case_djvu.txtHennessee Group Enforcement Action [SEC] — https://www.se...

A flamboyant adventurer known for exaggerating his military exploits returns to Great Britain with tales of a new land of opportunity on the Mosquito Coast. SponsorsC&R Consulting - https://ohmyfraud.promo/cnr  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: Did you read? [r/portlandia]Gregor MacGregor [Wikipedia]The Land That Never Was: Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Most Audacious Fraud in History [Sinclair, David (2004)]David Sinclair - The Sun sub who became a prolific author [The Guardian]Amelia Island affair [Wikipedia]Memoirs of Gregor M'Gregor [Rafter, M. (1820)]Proceedings of an Inquiry and Investigation instituted by Major-General Codd, His Majesty's Superintendent and commander-in-chief at Belize, Honduras, Relative to Poyais [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]Gregor McGregor and the Colonization of Poyais, between 1820 and 1824 [The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Nov., 1927), pp. 438-459 via JSTOR]The king of con-men [The Economist via Wayback Machine]List of ships of the Poyais scheme [Wikipedia]Poyais land grant for 60 acres from Gregor MacGregor, April 1834 [University of Edinburgh]Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, Including the Territory of Poyais [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]Poyais Loan No. A551 One Hundred Pounds. [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]Poyaisian Royalty: A George IV silver seal box, John Jago, London, 1823 [Sotheby’s]

Christopher Derry spent 36 years working for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 17 as a detective in fraud and cyber crime. Over that time, he’s seen a lot and learned a lot about why people commit fraud, how far they’ll go to keep it going, and what they’ll do to avoid being caught. SponsorsC&R Consulting - https://ohmyfraud.promo/cnr  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

In his senior year at UCLA, Alan L. Green secured an internship as an actuary with Equity Funding, a fast-growing financial conglomerate. Only a short time later, he was invited to play a small part in a fraud that would eventually be exposed as one of the biggest corporate scandals of the 20th century. SponsorsC&R Consulting - https://ohmyfraud.promo/cnr  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Resources  Billion Dollar Bubble (1978) [YouTube]I led 66,000 Lives [Rolling Stone]

During the rise of Bitcoin, a would-be rival builds a worldwide following, driven by the charisma of its founder, the self-anointed Cryptoqueen. SponsorsMaxima.AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ SOURCES Ruja Ignatova [Wikipedia] OneCoin [Wikipedia] Frank Schneider (spy) [Wikipedia] Co-Founder Of Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme "OneCoin" Pleads Guilty [U.S. Department of Justice] Former Law Firm Partner Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Laundering $400 Million In Connection With "OneCoin" Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice] "Head Of Legal And Compliance" For Multibillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme "OneCoin" Sentenced To Four Years In Prison [U.S. Department of Justice] How 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova ended up as the only woman on the FBI's most-wanted list [CNN] FBI adds OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova to list of most-wanted fugitives [The Washington Post] US adds 'Cryptoqueen' to most-wanted list over alleged US$4b fraud [Malay Mail / Reuters] Cryptoqueen: How this Woman Scammed the World, then Vanished [BBC] A cryptocurrency ponzi scheme is finally unraveling [Quartz] Is OneCoin the biggest financial fraud in history? [Fortune] The 'Cryptoqueen' who made FBI's most wanted after $4 billion heist was rumored killed—but evidence leaves more questions than answers [Fortune] The Outrageous Case of OneCoin, the Billion Dollar Scam Sold as a "Bitcoin Killer" [Bitrates] The OneCoin Scam: the Dazzling Story of the Biggest Crypto Ponzi in History [CoinMarketCap] Ruja Ignatova: The Crypto Mogul Scam Artist Who Vanished into Thin Air [CrimeReads] The Missing Cryptoqueen Details the Rise and Fall of Ruja Ignatova's OneCoin Con [Reason] Subpoenaed emails reveal OneCoin was fraudulent from inception [BehindMLM] OneCoin literally a relaunch of the BigCoin Ponzi scheme [BehindMLM] OneCoin investment packages approach a quarter million Euros [BehindMLM] OneCoin debut €118,000 EUR investment package [BehindMLM] OneCoin under regulatory investigation in Germany [BehindMLM] Fourteen OneCoin promoters indicted in Italy [BehindMLM] Konstantin Ignatov receives time served for OneCoin fraud [BehindMLM] OneCoin's Ruja Ignatova indicted in Germany [BehindMLM] OneCoin Research Paper: Islamic Ruling [Islamic Portal] Cryptoqueen's brother is freed after 3 years jail over OneCoin scheme: Report [Cointelegraph] Cryptoqueen's Brother Gets Time Served for Leading OneCoin Scam [Bloomberg] OneCoin co-founder Greenwood gets 20 years in US jail for fraud, money laundering [Investing.com / Cointelegraph] Fugitive 'cryptoqueen' accomplice is jailed for 20 years for $4bn global scam [The Independent / AOL] US boosts reward for info on 'Missing Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova to $5 million [The Record] Missing 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova 'May Be Hiding in Russia' [Decrypt] OneCoin fraudster Ruja Ignatova reportedly hiding in Russia to avoid arrest [Invezz] Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova, OneCoin's $4 Billion Fraud Mastermind, Is Alive And In South Africa, German Police Suspects [Benzinga]

A serial entrepreneur sets out to transform the trucking industry. SponsorsMaxima.AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/SOURCES Trevor Milton [Wikipedia]Nikola Corporation [Wikipedia]Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Availability [DOE]Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Securities Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice]Former Nikola Corporation CEO Trevor Milton Charged in Securities Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice]Trump Pardons Nikola Founder Trevor Milton in Securities Fraud Case [CNBC]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fraud [CNBC]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail for Fraudulent Claims [ABC News]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors [CNN]Nikola: How to Parlay An Ocean of Lies Into a Partnership With the Largest Auto OEM in America [Hindenburg Research]Nikola Admits Semi Truck Prototype Rolled Downhill in Promo [Futurism]Prosecutor Calls Nikola Founder a 'Con Man' in Closing Argument [FreightWaves]Prosecution Rests in Nikola Founder Trevor Milton's Fraud Trial [FreightWaves]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Won't Testify in His Fraud Trial [Transport Topics]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Stands Trial on Fraud Charges [CNBC]For Trevor Milton's Business Partners, Warning Signs Emerged Years Before Nikola Downfall [CNN]The Rise and Fall of Nikola Founder Trevor Milton [MEL Magazine]Nikola's Trevor Milton Left a Trail of Bitterness on His Way to Founding the Electric-Truck Startup [Yahoo Finance]Nikola's Trevor Milton Has $7.4 Billion Fortune on Free Truck Orders [Transport Topics]The Nikola Scandal Is a Cautionary Tale About Green Tech's Gauzy Promises [The New Republic]For Trevor Milton's business partners, warning signs emerged years before Nikola downfall [CNN Business]Trevor Milton and Nikola Just Another Page in Trucking History [Commercial Carrier Journal]How Much Are You Spending on Fuel Compared to Other Owner-Operators? [ATBS]California Hydrogen Highway [Wikipedia]Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Details Call With Trump Ahead of Pardon [WSJ News via YouTube]Nikola founder says $2 million in political donations to Trump had nothing to do with pardon [12 News via YouTube]

Caleb and Zach discuss the classic Mel Brooks satire, "The Producers." SponsorsMaxima.AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

Stories of brash conmen convincing people to buy some of the world’s most recognizable landmarks SponsorsFishbowl - https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Music: "Offenbach Can Can / Infernal Gallop" provided by Gregor Quendel / Classicals.de Source: https://www.classicals.de Sources: Introduction: Chick-fil-A Bilked for $80,000 in Fake Mac-and-Cheese Refunds, Police Say [NYT] Act I:  Arthur Furguson [Wikipedia]Brooklyn Bridge [Wikipedia]George C. Parker [Wikipedia]Bird's-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge and Grand Display of Fire Works on Opening Night [Wikipedia]FAILURE OF J. LLOYD HAIGH.; EMBARRASSED BY HIS WIRE CONTRACT WITH THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE TRUSTEES [NYT]J. LLOYD HAIGH ARRESTED; CHARGED WITH FORGERY IN THE THIRD DEGREE. [NYT]For You, Half Price [NYT] Act II:  Eiffel Tower [Wikipedia]Victor Lustig [Wikipedia]Victor Lustig [Biography via Wayback Machine]The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice. [Smithsonian]The Smoothest Con Man That Ever Lived [Smithsonian]The long con of underworld grifter ‘Count’ Victor Lustig [The Mob Museum]

In the 1990s, a blimp enthusiast with a checkered business record inexplicably dominates pop music by assembling not one but two boy bands. SponsorsFishbowl - https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ SOURCES: Lou Pearlman [Wikipedia]Baron Blimp Lou Pearlman, head of Airship International Ltd., is fulfilling adolescent dreams of glory [Sports Illustrated]Lou Pearlman, Boy Band Impresario, Blimp Tycoon, and Bunco Artist, Dead at 62 [Slate]How Lou Pearlman used Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC to lure people into massive Ponzi scheme [ABC News]*NSYNC, O-Town members on learning the truth about Lou Pearlman [ABC News]*NSYNC vs. Backstreet Boys: The True Story Behind Their Epic Boy Band Rivalry [E! Online]Lance Bass on the 'NSync and the Backstreet Boys rivalry: 'The animosity was real' [Yahoo Entertainment]Backstreet Boys Turn 25: Untold Stories [Entertainment Tonight]Lou Pearlman Ran 1 of America's Biggest Ponzi Schemes [A&E]Pop Dreams and Ponzi Schemes [Schneider Downs]The "Con" in Trans Continental: Lou Pearlman [Gavin P. Smith]AS HE RAN, CASE WAS BUILT [Tampa Bay Times]IN JAIL AND ON THE PHONE, LOU PEARLMAN REVERSES THE CHARGES [Tampa Bay Times]Victims who lost millions in Pearlman Ponzi scheme could recover a pittance [WFTV]Backstreet Boys' Lou Pearlman's Prison Interview: My Ponzi Scheme Was Smarter Than Madoff's [The Hollywood Reporter]Lou Pearlman Dead: Remembering the Ponzi Schemer Who Spawned the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync and More [The Hollywood Reporter]Lou Pearlman, disgraced creator of 'NSync and Backstreet Boys, dies [NBC News]Netflix's 'Dirty Pop' exposes Lou Pearlman's deceptive role in 'NSYNC and Backstreet Boys' fame [MSNBC]The True Story of Lou Pearlman in 'Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam' [Netflix Tudum]The True Story Behind Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam [TIME]10 Most Shocking Reveals From Netflix's Dirty Pop [Screen Rant]The Biggest Revelations From Dirty Pop [Den of Geek]Mad About the Boys [Vanity Fair]Inside the rise and fall of the record store chain Tower Records [Clicktrack]Viewpoint: The Backstreet Boys phenomenon [BYU Daily Universe]Remembering Lou Pearlman: The Ponzi Schemer Who Spawned the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC & More [Billboard]The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story [YouTube Originals]The Hit Charade: Lou Pearlman, Boy Bands, and the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in U.S. History — Tyler Gray

To help his down-and-out Ohio hometown, an unassuming entrepreneur builds a fast-growing chain of discount drugstores.  SponsorsFishbowl -  https://ohmyfraud.promo/fishbowl  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources:Phar-Mor [Wikipedia] Michael I. Monus [Wikipedia] World Basketball League [Wikipedia] Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. [Wikipedia] PricewaterhouseCoopers [Wikipedia] How to Steal $500 Million [PBS Frontline] How to Steal $500 Million — Transcript [PBS Frontline] Mickey's Secret Life [Newsweek] Rockies born of Monus' work, but he never saw his baby grow up [ESPN] Souls of the departed haunt Youngstown [ESPN] How Phar-Mor Came Tumbling Down [Business Journal Daily] Phar-Mor Reorganizes as Monus Goes to Prison [Business Journal Daily] Jury Disagrees on All 126 Counts Against Fired Phar-Mor President [Deseret News] Convicted Drugstore Embezzler Now Accused of Jury Tampering [Deseret News]

The Catholic Church’s financial entanglements draw scrutiny after a banker is found hanging under a bridge. SponsorsWurthy - https://ohmyfraud.promo/wurthy  (00:00) - Body Under Blackfriars (00:47) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud (04:43) - Meet Roberto Calvi (07:10) - Vatican Bank Ties (12:14) - Offshore Web And Scrutiny (17:06) - Circular Money And Conviction (21:54) - Flight And Bridge Death (23:59) - Bigger Web Vatican P2 (30:46) - Collapse And Missing Billions (37:06) - Murder Mystery And Trials (39:24) - Lessons And Wrap Up Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email [email protected]. CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ SOURCES: Roberto Calvi [Wikipedia] — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Calvi Banco Ambrosiano [Wikipedia] — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_Ambrosiano Michele Sindona [Wikipedia] — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Sindona Propaganda Due [Wikipedia] — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_Due Licio Gelli [Wikipedia] — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licio_Gelli Scandal at the Pope's Bank [TIME, July 1982] — https://time.com/archive/6856828/scandal-at-the-popes-bank/ Italy: The Great Vatican Bank Mystery [TIME, September 1982] — https://time.com/archive/6697494/italy-the-great-vatican-bank-mystery/ The Vatican Hiding Behind the Walls [TIME, March 1987] — https://time.com/archive/6708575/the-vatican-hiding-behind-the-walls/ Four indicted in '82 death of 'God's banker' [NBC News, 2005] — https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7546141 All acquitted in 'God's banker' murder trial [NBC News, 2007] — https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19075395 23 years on, five stand trial for death of 'God's banker' [Irish Times, 2005] — https://www.irishtimes.com/news/23-years-on-five-stand-trial-for-death-of-god-s-banker-1.502326 Roberto Calvi: Who Killed God's Banker? [OwlCation/The CrimeWire] — https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Who-Killed-Gods-Banker The mysterious death of 'God's Banker' [Crime+Investigation UK] — https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/roberto-calvis-mysterious-death Roberto Calvi [Forensic Cold Case Murder Investigation] — https://www.forensic-access.co.uk/cold-cases/roberto-calvi/ The Vatican Bank Scandal [Christianity Today, 1982] — https://www.christianitytoday.com/1982/09/vatican-bank-scandal/ Vatican Bank mired in laundering scandal [NBC News/AP, 2010] — https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40628315 Liquidators and creditors of the failed Banco Ambrosiano [UPI Archives, 1984] — https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/05/25/Liquidators-and-creditors-of-the-failed-Banco-Ambrosiano-of/8243454305600/