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Money, Trust and Deception
Money, Trust and Deception is an investigative documentary podcast about the hidden mechanics of financial fraud, corporate deception, investment scams, and white collar crime.Each episode examines a real case to uncover what happened, how the deception worked, why intelligent people trusted it, and where the money ultimately went. From fraudulent investment empires and deceptive companies to charismatic founders and sophisticated financial schemes, the series looks beyond the headlines to…
Episodes
Money, Trust and DeceptionThe Blood Test That Never Worked
Theranos promised hundreds of blood tests from a single drop and reached a nine billion dollar valuation, with a board of former Secretaries of State and…
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The Two Billion Dollars Everyone Believed Was There
Wirecard was Germany's answer to Silicon Valley. A fast growing payments company that became a member of the country's most prestigious stock market index…
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The Truck Was Moving. The Technology Wasn't.
Nikola Corporation promised to revolutionize heavy transportation with electric and hydrogen powered trucks. Its founder, Trevor Milton, became the public face…
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Tesla's Flying Roadster: The Nine Year Promise That Became Something Else
Nearly nine years after Tesla first unveiled its next generation Roadster, Elon Musk presented a redesigned machine capable of extraordinary demonstrations…
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Buy the Store. We Do the Work. You Collect the Profit.
AO Elite sold an extraordinarily attractive idea. Pay the company an upfront fee, and its team would build and operate an e commerce storefront for you…
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91 Million Meals That Were Never Served
Feeding Our Future was supposed to help provide meals to children during one of the most disruptive periods in modern American life. During the pandemic, the…
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The 50.000 Dollar Tax Strategy That Was Never Legal
Larry C. Conner sold business owners and taxpayers what appeared to be a sophisticated way to dramatically reduce their taxes. Through seminars organized under…
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He Turned Community Trust Into a 47 Million Dollar Fraud
Leor Moshe did not have to build trust with investors from nothing. Many of the people who gave him money came from the same Orthodox Jewish communities in New…
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The Executive Who Secretly Took Millions From His Own Vendors
Eric Marsiglia held a senior position at Williams Sonoma with authority over warehouse projects, facilities, real estate, and major vendor relationships…
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She Controlled the Books and 26 Million Dollars Disappeared
Cynthia Marie Marabella occupied one of the most trusted positions inside a Las Vegas construction company. As controller, she managed financial records…
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The Man Who Could Move a Stock Price With a Tweet
Andrew Left built a reputation as one of America's most prominent activist short sellers. Through Citron Research, his reports and social media posts could…
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The Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme: The Investment Empire That Never Existed
Bernard Madoff was one of the most respected names on Wall Street. He had decades of experience, an established securities firm, wealthy clients, and a…