Swindled
<div>A narrative true-crime podcast that uses immersive storytelling, archival audio, and cinematic sound design to explore the world of white-collar crime, con artists, and corporate evil. From Ponzi schemes and financial fraud to environmental disasters and political scandals, each story reveals how greed, deception, and the pursuit of power have shaped our world—often with devastating consequences. Become a ValuedListener™ at <a href="http://ValuedListener.com">ValuedListener.com</a> </div>
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A family is torn apart as the lives of two wealthy brothers unravel in spectacular fashion on opposite sides of the world.Prelude: 'The Milkshake Murder' shocks the expatriate community in Hong Kong.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published November 29, 2025.An imposter uses a stolen name for 30 years, sparking a bizarre struggle between two men to prove who truly owns the identity.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A self-proclaimed visionary's promise to revolutionize the trucking industry is revealed to be an "intricate fraud."Prelude: The arrival of Lordstown Motors revitalizes a small Ohio town.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published September 11, 2021A Virginia-based peanut processing company unleashes one of the most massive and lethal food-borne contamination events in United States history. Prelude: The Jensen brothers are charged with crimes after a deadly listeria outbreak.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A small Missouri town faces a compounded catastrophe as a devastating flood follows the discovery of toxic contamination.Prelude: A mysterious illness attacks the horses and humans at Shenandoah Stables.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An offshore maintenance job in Trinidad & Tobago turns into a deadly catastrophe when divers are violently sucked into an oil pipeline. Prelude: Trinidad's oil industry is scrutinized after fourteen men are killed in an offshore explosion in 1985.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Indianapolis' most prominent businessman scrambles to preserve the elaborate financial fraud that funds his lavish lifestyle. Prelude: The CEO of National Lampoon orchestrates a scheme to manipulate the company's stock price.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A modern faith healer's scandal-plagued ministry faces accusations of forced labor and money laundering. Prelude: Kathryn Kuhlman's miracle healings are analyzed and imitated.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Twin brothers in Florida become pioneers of a pain clinic industry that fuels a nationwide opioid epidemic.Prelude: Purdue Pharma introduces its new, extended-release painkiller called OxyContin.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published April 17, 2022. The quest to build the world's tallest water slide ends in tragedy. Prelude: A 14-year-old boy dies after falling from an amusement ride in Florida.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The leaked files of a Panamanian law firm offer a glimpse into the offshore economy used by politicians, criminals, and celebrities to hide wealth, evade taxes, and launder money. Prelude: The assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta's most feared investigative journalist.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published July 9, 2024.A Virginia governor and his wife are indicted after receiving lavish gifts from a local businessman.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A tiny Calgary-based exploration company ignites a global market frenzy when it discovers the world's largest gold deposit before collapsing into one of the biggest frauds in mining history.Prelude: The "Bushman of the Shuswap" flees society after uncovering a massive conspiracy.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A newly elected congressman is expelled and prosecuted for financial crimes after his elaborate web of personal and professional lies unravels. Prelude: JP Maroney's inventive "digital marketing arbitrage" is revealed to be a Ponzi scheme.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published February 11, 2025.A prominent Christian businessman operates a massive, "too-good-to-be-true," charity-based Ponzi scheme.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A catastrophic contamination strikes Michigan when an industrial chemical (PBB) is mistakenly mixed into cattle feed.Prelude: Workers at a Texas chemical plant are turned into “zombies" after exposure to the toxic pesticide Phosvel.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A proposed libertarian paradise in the Chilean countryside devolves into a spectacle of betrayal and broken promises.Prelude: Lazarus Long's Principality of New Utopia.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published June 5, 2022. The untimely death of an outspoken advocate for foster children reveals his despicable double life. Prelude: A tragedy occurs after a woman in Rhode Island adopts eight children with developmental issues.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A self-proclaimed “socially conscious” entrepreneur uses church seminars and motivational speeches to lure investors into a nationwide Ponzi scheme.Prelude: "King" Perry Santillo and Chris Parris perpetuate a financial fraud to which they had fallen victim.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
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 Miss Majestic in Hot Springs, Arkansas.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A Fort Lauderdale lawyer's ostentatious lifestyle is supported by the largest Ponzi scheme in Florida history.Prelude: The body of attorney Melissa Britt Lewis is found in a Florida canal.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published September 27, 2021. Incompetence and negligence lead to a devastating loss of life at a concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Prelude: A fight in the E2 nightclub in Chicago triggers a deadly stampede.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A bizarre and sinister harassment campaign targeting a married couple in Massachusetts is linked to executives at one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies.Prelude: A content creator orchestrates a grievance-driven attack on YouTube's headquarters.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An estimated one million people are exposed to decades of toxic water contamination at a U.S. Marine Corps base in North Carolina, leading to serious health issues, cover-ups, and endless legal battles for justice. Prelude: A mysterious leukemia cluster appears in Woburn, Massachusetts.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An investigative journalist is murdered in an act of retaliation by a Clark County elected official accused of misconduct.Prelude: The mysterious death of Las Vegas casino heir, Ted Binion.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published April 30, 2023. A series of infomercials lands a TV pitchman in federal prison. Prelude: The founder of Hooked on Phonics is criticized over dubious advertising claims before he settles a sexual assault lawsuit with his corporate attorney, who then purchases a ranch from a phony French noblewoman who faked her own death.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An American automotive company is charged with reckless homicide related to the defective design of a popular car.Prelude: Toyota is held responsible for the ghastly deaths of three sisters.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The founder of a fintech company is accused of defrauding JPMorgan Chase by falsifying customer data to secure a $175 million acquisition deal.Prelude: Joanna Smith-Griffin's rising startup is built on lies.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A viral video sparks accusations of charity fraud and other improprieties while exposing a potentially much darker truth. Prelude: Efforts to neutralize a brutal warlord in central Africa are unsuccessful.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A train derailment in Ohio caused by corporate greed leads to widespread environmental contamination, conspiracy, and political mudslinging. Prelude: A train derailment in Paulsboro, New Jersey, raises concerns about rail transportation safety throughout the U.S.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published September 11, 2024.The Pacific Northwest's "mini Madoff" escapes prison after being convicted of operating a $140 million Ponzi scheme.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An experimental deep-sea submersible disappears during an expedition to the Titanic shipwreck. Prelude: Legendary explorer Steve Fossett disappears during a casual plane ride.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A trendy new diet drug combination subjects millions of users to serious health effects, resulting in a monumental legal battle. Prelude: Cancer concerns force Belviq, a popular diet drug, to be withdrawn from the marketplace.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A government employee posing as a Tahitian prince commits the largest public sector fraud in Queensland history. Prelude: The catastrophic implementation of Queensland Health's new payroll system.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A budget airline's penny-pinching strategy is examined after one of its planes crashes in the Florida Everglades. Prelude: Allegiant Air's safety history is called into question after a rash of concerning incidents.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A "quintessential" civil rights battle ignites when fans of the much-maligned rap group Insane Clown Posse are officially classified as a "street gang" by the federal government. Prelude: Two Juggalos are charged with the murder of a man in Pennsylvania.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A flashy Brooklyn pastor finds himself in the media spotlight due to his current lifestyle and criminal past. Prelude: An unprovoked murder on the New York subway.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A compounding pharmacy's attempt to maximize revenue leads to a devastating public health crisis. Prelude: Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals ships overly-potent medication to hospitals, including a neonatal intensive care unit.
Originally published October 3, 2023.A former Shark Tank contestant’s fraud spree leaves a trail of destruction.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published January 11, 2023.A proposal to build a massive movie studio in Northern California signals the end of a 17-year-old scheme.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A reformed Satanic priest becomes America's most prominent Christian comedian and authority on the occult. Prelude: Cassette recordings of John Todd's conspiratorial seminars spread through Evangelical communities.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Dedicated fans of country band Sugarland are crushed when a stage collapses during a storm at the Indiana State Fair. Prelude: A gust of wind destroys the stage at Ottawa Bluesfest while Cheap Trick performs.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The arrest of Fall River's 23-year-old mayor ignites a political fiasco. Prelude: A popular Massachusetts State Senator is convicted of bribery.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The largest disability fraud case in United States history is linked to a flamboyant lawyer in a small Kentucky town. Prelude: The history and abuse of Social Security Disability Insurance.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A multinational meat processing company wreaks havoc on animals and people in pursuit of profits. Prelude: Cody Easterday's $233 million "ghost cattle" scheme.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The eccentric director of a veterans charity goes on the run after being exposed as a fraud. Prelude: The downfall of a county commissioner in Florida.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A Nevada-based alkaline water company owned by a local politician is blamed for an outbreak of serious illnesses. Prelude: The events surrounding a Nevada state senator's resignation.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A village clerk in Nebraska leads the charge to rebuild after a catastrophic tornado and becomes the focal point of an international mystery. Prelude: Twin tornadoes devastate Pilger, Nebraska.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published July 18, 2021.A critically ill teenager writes a best-selling book about his abusive childhood. Prelude: New Horizons Youth Ministry opens a child reform program overseas.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A multinational consumer goods corporation finds itself mired in controversy. Prelude: The Fenholloway River is classified as an "industrial waterway." Originally published June 20, 2021. –––-–---------------------------------------- PATREON: Patreon.com/Swindled DONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/Support CONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: Deformr.black –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Additional writing and research on this episode by Jordan Rozansky. Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A multinational pharmaceutical company with a dark past becomes the central figure of a contaminated blood product crisis. Prelude: Ryan White is banned from school after contracting HIV. Originally published August 16, 2020. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Apple Podcasts Patreon –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/Support CONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop WATCH: SwindledVideo.com –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: Deformr –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram Twitter.com TikTok Facebook Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A utility company's neglected equipment ignites the deadliest wildfire in California history. Prelude: A natural gas leak destroys a neighborhood in San Bruno.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The manufacturer of a persistent pesticide endangers the people and environment of Hopewell, Virginia. Prelude: Two islands in the French West Indies are contaminated with chlordecone.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A renowned sinus surgeon disappears after malpractice allegations surface. Prelude: Philip and Marcella Gabriele are accused of performing unnecessary eye surgeries.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A mistress' 12-year-long affair with a wealthy department store heir ends in violence and conspiracy. Prelude: The collapse of Bernie Cornfeld's financial empire.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published June 30, 2023.A worker (Jose Melena) at a canned tuna factory becomes trapped in an industrial oven and burns to death. A worker (Alan Catterall) at a plastic kayak company becomes trapped in an industrial oven and burns to death. Two workers (Ian Erickson and David Mayes) at a bakery become trapped in an industrial oven and burn to death.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A Sydney-based financial advisor disappears hours after federal agents raided her house. Prelude: $60 million is lost as a result of Brad Sherwin's Ponzi scheme.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Rick Singer is exposed as the leader of a widespread college admissions bribery conspiracy. Prelude: A digital bank and Swiss asset manager work together to conceal dozens of illegal pump-and-dump stock schemes.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
More than one hundred people are killed when two overhead walkways collapse in the lobby of a Kansas City hotel. Prelude: The failure of a much-needed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A nationally-known attorney specializing in lottery winnings rips off those who entrusted him. Prelude: Winning the lottery ruins Billie Bob Harrell Jr.'s life.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A popular Austin, Texas, jeweler is murdered in his home on the same day a serial bomber begins terrorizing the city. Prelude: Erik Charles Maund reacts to an extortion attempt.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A fledgling Long Island professional hockey team is revived when sold to a Texas-based con artist. Prelude: William "Boots" Del Biaggio III purchases a minority stake in the Nashville Predators.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Tragedy at a marine animal amusement park illuminates the issues surrounding keeping killer whales in captivity. Prelude: A campaign to save Keiko, the orca whale star of 'Free Willy.'–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A series of infomercials lands a TV pitchman in federal prison. Prelude: The founder of Hooked on Phonics is criticized over dubious advertising claims before he settles a sexual assault lawsuit with his corporate attorney, who then purchases a ranch from a phony French noblewoman who faked her own death.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An 18-year-old boy in Florida is caught masquerading as a medical doctor. Prelude: A 17-year-old boy in Florida is caught masquerading as a physician assistant.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Workers at a chicken processing plant in North Carolina become trapped inside a burning building. Prelude: Tragedy at the Triangle Waist Company in Manhattan leads to worker safety reforms.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A botched backyard science experiment sends a 6-year-old boy soaring through the Colorado sky on a balloon. Prelude: Lawn Chair Larry fulfills a lifelong dream.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A cost-cutting decision to switch municipal water sources leads to a public health crisis in Flint, Michigan. Prelude: The discovery and response to the lead contamination of Washington, D.C. drinking water. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Apple Podcasts Patreon –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/Support CONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop WATCH: SwindledVideo.com –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: Deformr –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram Twitter.com TikTok Facebook Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A towing industry watchdog patrols the streets of Austin, Texas in search of a serial rock thrower. Prelude: Joe Stack exacts revenge against the Internal Revenue Service. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Apple Podcasts Patreon –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/Support CONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop WATCH: SwindledVideo.com –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: Deformr –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram Twitter.com TikTok Facebook Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A young politician ruins a promising career with numerous financial and sexual scandals. Prelude: The unsolved murder of Tamara Greene. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Apple Podcasts Patreon –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/Support CONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop WATCH: SwindledVideo.com –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: Deformr –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram Twitter.com TikTok Facebook Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Australia's "most notorious con woman" adopts multiple aliases to commit crimes around the world. Prelude: Jerry Joseph leaves Haiti to become a high school basketball star in a small, west Texas town. –––-–---------------------------------------- PATREON: Patreon.com/Swindled DONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/Support CONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: Deformr.com –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ignored warnings and delayed disaster relief transforms a hurricane in New Orleans into a true American horror story. Prelude: Hurricane Betsy causes widespread flooding in New Orleans.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An aspiring rapper ("Razzlekhan") and her Russian-born husband are accused of attempting to launder billions of dollars in stolen Bitcoin. Prelude: The rise and fall of AlphaBay, the world's largest darknet market.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A multinational corporation discontinues the sale of its famous baby powder after thousands of users allege that the product causes cancer. Prelude: Ethicon's pelvic mesh implants feature a critical design flaw.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A pharmaceutical company widely promotes an antipsychotic drug that causes young boys to develop female breasts. Prelude: DePuy's new metal hip implant features a critical design flaw.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The charismatic CEO of HealthSouth stands trial for a $2.8 billion accounting fraud. Prelude: Don Siegelman, the former governor of Alabama, becomes a political target.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A beloved ice cream brand issues a recall when its products are linked to a listeria outbreak. Prelude: Big Olaf Creamery in Sarasota, Florida, continues to sell tainted ice cream while under investigation.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A funeral director in a small town in Colorado is accused of selling human body parts. Prelude: A raid on Arthur Rathburn's body brokering business in Detroit leads to arrests in Phoenix and Chicago.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Swindled returns on August 7th! Until then, let's revisit a classic: A middle school dropout embraces his role as "the most hated man on the Internet" after creating a notorious "revenge porn" website called Is Anyone Up. Prelude: Kevin Bollaert becomes the first person convicted under California's revenge porn law. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Apple Podcasts Patreon –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/Support CONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop WATCH: SwindledVideo.com –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: Deformr.com –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A former exotic dancer and his girlfriend are questioned when a house explodes in the Richmond Hill subdivision in Indianapolis. Prelude: A massive explosion in downtown Richmond, Indiana, kills 41 people.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
America's oldest gun manufacturer denies that its most popular product is defective and dangerous. Prelude: A deadly toy gun is recalled by Family Dollar.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The untimely death of an outspoken advocate for foster children reveals his despicable double life. Prelude: A tragedy occurs after a woman in Rhode Island adopts eight children with developmental issues.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
After refusing to pay taxes, a New Hampshire couple engages in a months-long standoff with federal authorities. Prelude: The Montana Freemen perpetrate a massive fraud scheme under the guise of sovereignty.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A lifelong impostor is accused of murdering a couple in California and kidnapping his daughter. Prelude: Chris Rockefeller is revealed to be French con artist Christophe Rocancourt.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Once envisioned as a model community, the neighborhood of Love Canal in Niagra Falls, New York, became the victim of a massive, man-made environmental disaster. Prelude: James Denney, a Missouri farmer, makes a deal for a local chemical company to bury its waste on his property. Watch Swindled Video on Spotify: https://sptfy.com/8dFX Watch Swindled Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SwindledPodcast –––-–---------------------------------------- PATREON: Patreon.com/Swindled DONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/Support CONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: Deformr.com –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The quest to build the world's tallest water slide ends in tragedy. Prelude: A 14-year-old boy dies after falling from an amusement ride in Florida.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A revolutionary microbiome testing company often described as "the 23andMe of poop" is accused of illegal billing practices. Prelude: A former music pirate transitions to a healthcare fraud scheme.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A popular vegan restaurant is destroyed when its beloved owner falls for the wrong man. Prelude: The PlantLab culinary academy cancels classes after the CEO disappears.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published on March 8, 2021.The State of Illinois' newly appointed Director of Special Investigations is exposed as a lifelong con artist and notorious property squatter.–––-–----------------------------------------PATREON: Patreon.com/SwindledDONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/SupportCONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr.com–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A massive explosion in Lebanon's capital city is revealed to be a symptom of a corrupt system. Prelude: A fertilizer plant explosion destroys the small town of West, Texas.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An anonymous tip leads to the arrest of a beloved gynecologist in Chesapeake, Virginia. Prelude: Dr. Roger Beyer is investigated for improperly reusing a rectal pressure device.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A charismatic real estate guru builds a fortune with infomercials. Prelude: Charles J. Givens sells financial advice to a susceptible audience.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A muffler shop owner exacts revenge over a zoning dispute in the mountain town of Granby, Colorado. Prelude: Tom Leask makes a violent statement against a small-town government.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Incompetence and negligence lead to a devastating loss of life at a concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Prelude: A fight in the E2 nightclub in Chicago triggers a deadly stampede.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A Virginia-based peanut processing company unleashes one of the most massive and lethal food-borne contamination events in United States history. Prelude: The Jensen brothers are charged with crimes after a deadly listeria outbreak.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A Wall Street tycoon's money management firm is revealed to be the world's largest Ponzi scheme. Prelude: Samuel Israel III disappears after his hedge fund collapses.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published on August 2, 2021.A sheriff in Alabama uses the inmate food budget to purchase personal property.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A critically ill teenager writes a best-selling book about his abusive childhood. Prelude: New Horizons Youth Ministry opens a child reform program overseas.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
In Celebration, Florida, a family disappears in the wake of the father's physical therapy insurance scam. Prelude: John Chairmonte attempts to burn down his own home.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A multinational consumer goods corporation finds itself mired in controversy. Prelude: The Fenholloway River is classified as an "industrial waterway."–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A corporate accountant lives luxuriously by embezzling millions from a family-owned bakery. Prelude: Alvin Kennard is sentenced to life in prison on a non-violent robbery charge.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An intelligent imposter steals the identity of a missing woman to con her way into Columbia University. Prelude: James Arthur Hogue's compulsion leads to a life of crime.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An unknown entity attempts to manipulate the stock prices of two companies by mailing threats to investment firms. Prelude: Luke Helder places pipe bombs in mailboxes across the Midwest.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Unprecedented rainfall in a small Ontario township leads to a public health disaster. Prelude: Thousands fall ill after attending the Washington County Fair in New York.Special thanks to Mike Alfano (Walkerton: The Forgotten Stories)–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An infamous First Amendment activist becomes the "most hated woman in America" then mysteriously disappears. Prelude: The constitutionality of state-sponsored prayer in public schools is challenged in the United States Supreme Court.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published on August 19, 2020.A soda company's botched promotional game leads to unrest in the Philippines.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An explosion on a deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico leads to the largest oil spill in United States history. Prelude: More than 3.4 million barrels of crude oil leak into the ocean after an accident at the Ixtoc I well.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The president and chief executive of an Indianapolis wealth management company takes drastic measures to avoid prosecution. Prelude: A Long Island man's plan to escape his debts backfires.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A multi-level marketing salesman advertises his get-rich-quick schemes on television and becomes the "King of Infomercials." Prelude: The founder of a nutrition company is suspected of his wife's mysterious death.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Critics and former volunteers reveal the disturbing details of a Catholic nun's international mission to help the "poorest of the poor." Prelude: A six-year-old boy's journey to Heaven becomes a best-selling book.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The organizational culture of the United States space program leads to one of the deadliest disasters in aeronautics history. Prelude: Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov embarks on a doomed mission to space.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An Australian con artist is arrested on multiple continents while indulging in "millions, models, and mayhem." Prelude: Novy Chardon disappears amid a divorce dispute with her millionaire husband.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A teenager from the Pacific Northwest embarks on an international burglary spree. Prelude: Joshua Paul Calhoun becomes the East Texas "Superthief."–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A multinational pharmaceutical company with a dark past becomes the central figure of a contaminated blood product crisis. Prelude: Ryan White is banned from school after contracting HIV.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A professional basketball referee uses his knowledge of the inner workings of the league to place bets on the games. Prelude: Joe Gagliano recruits Arizona State University's star basketball player to participate in a point-shaving scandal.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A towing industry watchdog patrols the streets of Austin, Texas in search of a serial rock thrower. Prelude: Joe Stack exacts revenge against the Internal Revenue Service.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
One of the largest and most recognizable banana companies in the world has an exploitative and bloody history in Central America. Prelude: An American banana company continues to use a pesticide in Central America after it is banned in the United States.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A sex-obsessed stockbroker uses astrology when conducting a series of investment frauds. Prelude: Tommy Quinn's life of crime.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The suspect administration of an education grant in South Dakota leads to tragedy. Prelude: Steven Sueppel discovers an easy way out after being charged for embezzlement.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The lies and crimes of a Kentucky pastor turned politician are revealed in an investigative report. Prelude: A Louisville city councilman's career in politics ends following multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A young Australian woman becomes a health and wellness guru after defeating terminal brain cancer through diet, exercise, and alternative therapies. Prelude: Jess Ainscough transforms into 'The Wellness Warrior' following a rare cancer diagnosis.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published on March 7, 2019.Led by an effective advertising campaign (Smilin' Bob), an herbal supplement company's popular male enhancement pill is revealed to be a $500 million fraud.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A cost-cutting decision to switch municipal water sources leads to a public health crisis in Flint, Michigan. Prelude: The discovery and response to the lead contamination of Washington, D.C. drinking water.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An immigration raid at a kosher slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa uncovers financial crimes committed by the company's CEO, Sholom Rubashkin. Prelude: Thirteen hundred undocumented workers are arrested during a coordinated raid of six Swift & Co. meatpacking facilities.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Originally published on January 8, 2018.In a scheme that lasted over a decade, Jerome "Uncle Jerry" Jacobson defrauded fast-food giant McDonald's for over $20 million by rigging the promotional Monopoly game.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A lifelong con artist impersonates a Saudi Arabian prince to live a life of luxury. Prelude: Thomas Noe manages the State of Ohio's $50 million rare coin investment.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A middle school dropout embraces his role as "the most hated man on the Internet" after creating a notorious "revenge porn" website called Is Anyone Up. Prelude: Kevin Bollaert becomes the first person convicted under California's revenge porn law.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Australia's "most notorious con-woman" adopts multiple aliases to commit crimes around the world. Prelude: Jerry Joseph leaves Haiti to become a high school basketball star in a small, west Texas town.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A coal mining disaster in Utah places the mine's owner in the media spotlight. Prelude: The Sago Mine disaster leads to renewed scrutiny on mine safety.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The owner of a Washington D.C. escort agency loses everything after becoming the subject of a federal investigation. Prelude: Kristin M. Davis, the Manhattan Madam, runs for office after spending time in prison. Listen to Susie Bright's full interview with Deborah Jeane Palfrey on In Bed with Susie Bright exclusively on Audible.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A successful trucking company is destroyed after it is inherited by the boss' greedy son. Prelude: Hundreds of Falcon Transport employees are blindsided by the company's sudden closure.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A Spanish woman becomes the president of a survivors group in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001. Prelude: Fred Parisi, a New York City police officer, creates a foundation to support 9/11 first responders. –––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A New Jersey couple raises money on GoFundMe to repay a homeless man for his act of kindness. Prelude: Ginny Irovando Long organizes a fundraiser for her terminally ill son.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A chemical technician risks her life to expose corporate misdeeds at a nuclear facility in Oklahoma. Prelude: Energy mogul Robert S. Kerr becomes the "uncrowned king of the Senate."–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A disastrous European tour reveals that an American rock band manufactured an entire fan base. Prelude: German R&B duo, Milli Vanilli, is exposed for lip-syncing.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A French breast implant manufacturing company's method of cutting costs incites a global health scare. Prelude: Concerns over safety issues related to silicone breast implants lead to a moratorium on sales in the United States.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An international fraudster posing as a wealthy CEO utilizes a popular dating app to scam women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Prelude: Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, an Australian grandmother, meets the man of her dreams online.Link to the VG report: https://www.vg.no/spesial/2019/tindersvindleren/english/ –––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A Russian-born con artist posing as a wealthy German heiress scams businesses and acquaintances in an attempt to develop her own art foundation in New York. Prelude: Kari Ferrell's Brooklyn exploits earn her the nickname "The Hipster Grifter."–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A between-season bonus episode in which a hip-hop superstar establishes a charitable foundation to benefit his homeland, the Republic of Haiti. –––-–---------------------------------------- PATREON: Patreon.com/Swindled DONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/Support CONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: Deformr.com –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A young entrepreneur’s Girls Gone Wild franchise leads to a litany of legal issues related to tax evasion, bribery, and false imprisonment as well as accusations of sexual assault. Prelude: A group of high school students creates a much-maligned reality film titled Bumfights that features amateur stunts performed by homeless people.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A multi-level marketing company becomes a global success despite accusations of dangerous products and exploitation. Prelude: Glenn W. Turner’s lifetime of pyramid schemes.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The FBI turns to a career con artist to assist with an undercover sting operation that ensnares multiple members of the United States Congress. Prelude: Mel Weinberg’s lifetime of scams finally catches up with him.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A young politician ruins a promising career with numerous financial and sexual scandals. Prelude: The unsolved murder of Tamara Greene.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A prominent oral surgeon embarks on a new career path after an addiction to painkillers leads to the loss of his dental license. Prelude: A horrifying discovery is made at the Tri-State Crematory in northwest Georgia.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An international boycott ensues after a multinational corporation is accused of contributing to the deaths of millions of infants around the world. Prelude: Baby milk tainted with an industrial chemical leads to over 300,000 illnesses and 6 deaths in China.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An aviation entrepreneur creates the boyband craze of the nineties and one of the longest-running Ponzi schemes in American history. Prelude: In Australia, Alan Bond is remembered as both a national hero and a national disgrace.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A law enforcement officer goes beyond the call of duty in order to steal money from an elderly woman. Prelude: A fallen hero's criminal nature is exposed after he is killed in the line of duty.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A self-proclaimed psychic makes a fortune by using her supernatural powers to help solve missing person cases. Prelude: The rise-and-fall of Miss Cleo and the Psychic Readers Network telephone hotline.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A British Army major and his wife devise a plan to cheat the popular television game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Prelude: Michael Larson's record-breaking performance on Press Your Luck.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The president of a mortgage company is taken hostage by a paranoid loan customer after allegations of mistreatment. Prelude: Clay Allen Duke seeks vengeance on a superintendent of a Florida school district. Special thanks to Alan Berry & Mark Enochs, the directors of Dead Man's Line. Visit DeadMansLine.com for more information.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A technology entrepreneur defrauds investors in order to build a luxury music festival in the Bahamas. Prelude: The Lapland New Forest Christmas Festival delivers an underwhelming experience.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
The financial empire built by Allen Stanford, a mysterious man from Texas, is revealed to be a massive Ponzi scheme. Prelude: The highs-and-lows of American financier, Michael Marin.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An elderly woman suffers severe burns after spilling McDonald's coffee into her lap. Prelude: A California janitor's case against the owners of a phone booth is labeled as a "frivolous" lawsuit by President Ronald Reagan.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An English man is presumed dead after he disappears while canoeing in the North Sea. Prelude: A New Jersey State Senator starts a new life on the Maldives Islands.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A smooth-talking con man becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of Helen Brach, a multimillionaire candy heiress. Prelude: Horse owners summon "The Sandman" to assist in recovering a portion of their investments.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A culture of corruption at the international governing body of soccer has plagued the world's most popular sport for decades. Prelude: Colin Fowles, a local football star, is remembered by his community.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A young pharmaceutical company CEO raises the price of a drug for a rare disease and becomes the "most hated man in America". Prelude: Valeant Pharmaceuticals pioneers a new business model for the pharmaceutical industry.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A popular evangelical preacher's financial and sexual scandals topple his Christian entertainment empire. Prelude: The secrets of faith healer Peter Popoff are revealed.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A quintessential family man embezzles millions of dollars from his employer to fund a love affair and the attempted murder of his wife. Prelude: A multi-millionaire motivational speaker solicits help from Kenneth Minor, a down-and-out man from Harlem, in a plot to collect insurance proceeds.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Two Luzerne County judges are accused of accepting over $2 million in kickbacks in exchange for imposing harsh sentences on juveniles to increase occupancy at for-profit detention centers. Prelude: Luzerne County Commissioner Greg Skrepenak is involved in a pay-to-play corruption scandal.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An American company avoids accountability for its role in an accident at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. The effects of the tragedy have lasted decades, accounting for over 20,000 deaths and half a million injured. Prelude: A cloud of gas sweeps over the Chemical Valley region in West Virginia.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A serial con man uses multiple aliases and his gift of gab to bilk victims out of millions of dollars worth of hotel rooms, jewelry, clothes, and electronics. Prelude: William Douglas Street Jr. assumes many different roles and professions in an attempt to shortcut his way to the top.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An honest, hardworking politician reaches his breaking point after becoming entangled in a bribery scandal. Prelude: A shocking discovery is made after the death of Illinois Secretary of State, Paul Powell.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A pharmaceutical company looks the other way as its promising new birth control product, the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device (IUD), endangers the lives of more than 2 million women around the world. Prelude: A pill scare sweeps the nation as a result of the Nelson Pill Hearings.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A bizarre bank robbery in Erie, Pennsylvania involving a pizza delivery man and an improvised collar bomb leads to a scavenger hunt full of explosions, bodies, and double-crosses. Prelude: The teenage daughter of a wealthy Australian businessman is strapped to a bomb in a brazen extortion attempt.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
Once envisioned as a model community, the neighborhood of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York, became the victim of a massive, man-made environmental disaster. Prelude: James Denney, a Missouri farmer, makes a deal for a local chemical company to bury its waste on his property.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An incredible discovery of sunken treasure leads to a manhunt for the person who investigators have called "one of the smartest fugitives ever." Prelude: A millionaire art dealer named Forrest Fenn releases clues pertaining to the location of a hidden treasure chest.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
A municipal employee embezzles over $50 million from the city of Dixon, Illinois, to support her extravagant lifestyle and expensive hobby. Prelude: History of Ronald Reagan's oft-repeated maxim, "Trust but verify", and its relevance in modern society.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
An unclaimed, jackpot-winning lottery ticket purchased in Iowa leads to a cross-continent search for the winner. Prelude: Nick Perry, a local TV celebrity in Pittsburgh, rigs the Pennsylvania lottery in a scandal known as the "Triple Six Fix."–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Patreon Apple Podcasts –––-–----------------------------------------CONSUME: Shop.Swindled.com–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram TikTok Thanks for listening. :-)
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