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In this week’s episode, we bring to life a 1970 panel discussion hosted by Playboy magazine, where key figures from law enforcement, academia, medicine, and counterculture clash over cannabis. The debate features Harry Anslinger (J-L Cauvin), William Burroughs (Jim Taylor), Baba Ram Dass (Grant Gordon), John Finlator (Holden McNeely), Joel Fort (Greg Carere), Alan Watts (Ryan Feyk), Joseph Oteri (Jack Stansbury), and our Playboy Moderator (Amber Nelson). They really get into it and address claims that cannabis causes psychosis, and talk through its religious significance, the spread of drug disinformation, and so much more. Alongside segments from the original Playboy conversation, Seena, Ariel, and Justin chime in with modern commentary, turns out this decades-old debate is still extremely relevant! Turn on, tune in, drop out!!
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Sources for this episode:
https://realitystudio.org/images/bibliographic_bunker/mens_mags/pdf/1970.02.playboy.pdf
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God Bless the Child that tunes into Fraudsters this week! In this episode, we’re diving deep into the story of Billie Holiday. Using three pivotal arrests from her life, we explore how systemic racism and unjust drug enforcement left Billie Holiday as a public target amidst Harry Anslinger and George Hunter White’s war on drugs. From her traumatic childhood to struggles with addiction, Billie’s fight for survival reflected larger issues of government surveillance, a general sense of apathy towards addiction, and the harsh realities of being a Black artist during this era.
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Sources for this episode:
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.62.7.995
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/drug-war-the-hunting-of-billie-holiday-114298/
https://time.com/5638316/war-on-drugs-opium-history/
National Archives: The United States vs. Billie Holiday
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In this week’s episode, we dive deeper into the sick and twisted mind of George Hunter White. We’re talking Operation Midnight Climax and everything that led up to the CIA’s most disturbing experiments. And of course, this includes a primer on “Poisoner in Chief” Sidney Gottlieb, who also enjoyed conducting LSD experiments on unsuspecting patients. They sprayed harmful chemicals over San Francisco and dosed prisoners for months, permanently altering the lives of many, including the Unabomber. And that’s all before we even get to Operation Midnight Climax – a freaky experiment to study mind control and sex. Nothing pervy going on here…
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Sources for this episode:
A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olsen by HP Albarelli
CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments, Drugs as Weapons Against Us by John Potash
Acid Dreams The Complete Social History of LSD by Martin Lee and Bruce Shlain
Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari
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In this week’s episode, we’re talking all things George Hunter White – an agent at the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and a monster! Maybe the two are synonymous… He infiltrated drug syndicates, tested truth serums, and eventually found his passion venturing into mind control and interrogation techniques for the government. We’ll get into the twists and turns of George Hunter White’s life – from being a crime-chasing journalist to a narcotics agent to an OSS trainer, to coming to terms with the fact that he wasn’t a Chinese man, this guy’s lived a life and done some horrible things along the way!
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Sources for this episode:
A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olsen by HP Albarelli
CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments, Drugs as Weapons Against Us by John Potash
Acid Dreams The Complete Social History of LSD by Martin Lee and Bruce Shlain
Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari
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We’re wrapping up the story on Harry Anslinger with the help of some incredible guests this week. We’ve got the voices of Harry Anslinger (J-L Cauvin), Dr. Woodward (Ryan Feyk), Representative McCormack (Marcus Parks), and Dr. Munch (Henry Zebrowski) to help us get across the absurdity that was the Marijuana Tax Act hearing. Let’s just say it involved a lot of talk about injecting weed into the brains of dogs. The Marijuana Tax Act furthered Harry’s anti-drug agenda which also involved him manipulating science and the media for decades and included a friendship with Joseph McCarthy. How does he do it all?! We also have the one and only, Montel Williams, host of the Let’s Be Blunt podcast, on to help us fill in the gaps with more context alongside Professor Anne Foster, and Dr. Sheila Vakharia. This one’s a doozy; you'll have to hear it to believe it!
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Sources for this episode:
The Long War on Drugs by Anne Foster
Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari
The Protectors by John Williams
https://www.case.org/system/files/media/file/Penn Stater Harry Anslinger.pdf[↩︎](about:blank#fnref1)
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/download/44423/44144[↩︎](about:blank#fnref2)
https://medium.com/timeline/harry-anslinger-racist-war-on-drugs-prison-industrial-complex-fb5cbc281189[↩︎](about:blank#fnref3)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/17583610/[↩︎](about:blank#fnref4)
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/237233/first-drug-czar-targeted-illegal-narcotics-in-racing[↩︎](about:blank#fnref5)
https://museum.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/Standing in the Shadows 10152014--Accessible.pdf[↩︎](about:blank#fnref6)
https://time.com/5638316/war-on-drugs-opium-history/[↩︎](about:blank#fnref7)
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/drug-war-the-hunting-of-billie-holiday-114298/[↩︎](about:blank#fnref8)
Media Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGxzuTQVZYo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGxzuTQVZYo
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Harry Anslinger has now entered the chat. Meet the villainous mind who helped get us to where we are today in this one-sided “war” on drugs. This guy’s got it all: a strong anti-drug stance likely related to childhood trauma, racist tendencies and he’s a failed jazz musician – throw in some intense xenophobia and you’ve got the first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics! Tune into this episode to hear more about this man’s hobbies, like his obsession with racehorse doping and manipulating the media to spread misinformation.
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Sources for this episode:
The Long War on Drugs by Anne Foster
Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari
The Protectors by John Williams
https://www.case.org/system/files/media/file/Penn Stater Harry Anslinger.pdf[
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/download/44423/44144
https://medium.com/timeline/harry-anslinger-racist-war-on-drugs-prison-industrial-complex-fb5cbc281189
https://www.newspapers.com/image/17583610/
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/237233/first-drug-czar-targeted-illegal-narcotics-in-racing
https://museum.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/Standing in the Shadows 10152014--Accessible.pdf
https://time.com/5638316/war-on-drugs-opium-history/
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/drug-war-the-hunting-of-billie-holiday-114298/
Media Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_vo0UEteKU
Music Credit and Sound Fx:https://twitter.com/gograntgordon
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We’re back and better than ever baby! We’re shaking things up this time around and dedicating this entire season to breaking down the systemic fraud that is The War on Drugs. Would you believe us if we told you that this “war” has cost over a trillion dollars?? AND has ruined the lives of many in countless ways?! But before we get there, jump into the Introduction to Season 5 where our guest, Professor Anne Foster, author of “The Long War on Drugs,” helps us wade through the historical context of it all. It turns out people have been using drugs for medicinal use AND as a means of discrimination and control for thousands of years! Who would’ve thought!!
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Check out Professor Anne Foster’s book: The Long War on Drugs
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August 20th we're beginning our latest season - all on the War on Drugs! Subscribe now to get all the latest episodes every Tuesday!
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Join us for our last episode of season four as we close out the story of Milli Vanilli! We pick up right where we left off last week with the infamous track slip during Milli Vanilli’s live show that actually ended up making them MORE popular. Pretty soon after that, it became public knowledge that Rob and Fab were never the voices behind Milli Vanilli and they started on their journey to become real singers. This journey involved singing coaches, a returned Grammy, press conferences, and trying to prove to the public that they were more than just pretty faces who could dance. It’s a story with lots of highs and lows, and lots of… commercials? Listen now for all the juicy deets!!!
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Media Links:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvxOKDzuS6U&t=239s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTtAHbqEPzg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyqRvp8RGtI&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po3bLGgL6Lc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gdFFAWtuVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAeIOFO-78U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViP87WipSm0&t=1s
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Girl you know it’s - girl you know it’s - girl you know it’s all about Milli Vanilli this week!!! We dive deep into the tragic story of the band and the producer behind it all, Frank Farian. Sure, Frank set himself up for success, but Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, the faces of the group… eh, not so much. Those two were famously just the faces of Milli Vanilli, no matter how hard they pushed Frank to let them sing, he quite literally never gave them a voice. Maybe he had a reason maybe he didn’t, that’s for you to decide!!! We dive into Frank’s background, what led him to create Milli Vanilli, and the gold prison Rob and Frank found themselves stuck inside. That’s showbiz baby!!!
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Media Links:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZiB3Nqc68
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k614Yh8Wl60&t=60s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JooTnKvr36Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16y1AkoZkmQ&t=50s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddCfmnwuBbs&t=12s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyqRvp8RGtI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRBrC_4CCGI&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEUX-HYRtUA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNJYZypHFjk&t=114s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3VOhNxlIA4&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a1c60Hj1xo
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This week, our journey with the former governor of Illinois comes to an end. Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened!! In this episode, we dive into our favorite crimes he committed and interview Rod’s attorney, Sam Adam Jr. We can all agree Rod’s accomplished quite a lot throughout his life. We wrap up his story by hitting some of the highlights talking through his trials, from attempting to sell a Senate seat and getting caught in extortion schemes. But much like a phoenix, he rose from the ashes after Trump commuted his prison sentence and then naturally, became a podcast host. At the end of the day Rod just wanted illegal campaign contributions like everyone else and to be adored by the people of Illinois, is that so bad?!
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Media Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JquRjP9UoAs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tB0KhxGvGg
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ndqgRy3l1FkvIKQXtcSRI?si=77c3e34baf8c41b6
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This week we’re back with more Blago, baby!! Rod Blagojevich is just the gift that keeps on giving– from Elvis impersonations to leaked angry phone calls to many, many, many talk show appearances. Rod’s given us a lot to work with, and for that we’re grateful!! In this episode, we not only talk Rod, but we try to untangle the web of corruption that was Chicago politics in the early aughts. Let’s just say it involves the FBI, bi-partisanship, and… Papa John’s? There’s nothing more Chicago than that!!
This week we’re back with more Blago, baby!! Rod Blagojevich is just the gift that keeps on giving– from Elvis impersonations to leaked angry phone calls to many, many, many talk show appearances. Rod’s given us a lot to work with, and for that we’re grateful!! In this episode, we not only talk Rod, but we try to untangle the web of corruption that was Chicago politics in the early aughts. Let’s just say it involves the FBI, bi-partisanship, and… Papa John’s? There’s nothing more Chicago than that!!
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Music Credit and Sound Fx:https://twitter.com/gograntgordon
Season Cover Art by:https://comedyartwork.com/
Media Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ev3XTA_ow0&t=105s
https://www.wbez.org/shows/public-official-a/09be1fbf-e991-4627-88ed-0004c94b48f6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dp6EaJCOWs&t=416s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzmZ6ezXXJU&t=109s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_01wjK8BDY&t=42s
https://www.cc.com/video/ggjbye/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-rod-blagojevich
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This week we begin our journey covering the one and only, Rod Blagojevich. Rod is the epitome of the American Dream– the son of Yugoslavian immigrants, he came from humble beginnings, shining shoes, delivering pizza, working as a… bookie. He worked himself all the way up to Congress and the story does not stop there! He ran for Governor of Illinois and won on an anti-corruption platform. Spoiler alert: he was corrupt!!! Rod was on the up and up, sneaking in bits of corruption here and there, that is until he tried to sell then-President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat. He flew too close to the sun and can you blame him?! There’s so much more to the story and it only gets better (worse) from here!!
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Media Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qre7DzEtxyc&t=50s
https://www.c-span.org/video/?74609-1/democratic-convention-afternoon-session
https://www.c-span.org/video/?74883-1/illinois-5th-district
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T_Scmgc6Q0&t=103s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo29Q3gfJnQ&t=84s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V03szmwwCBg&t=1s
https://www.c-span.org/video/?174596-1/illinois-gubernatorial-inaugural
https://www.c-span.org/video/?298903-1/david-axelrod-conversation-james-warren
https://www.c-span.org/video/?194711-1/illinois-gubernatorial-debate
https://www.wbez.org/shows/public-official-a/09be1fbf-e991-4627-88ed-0004c94b48f6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOKg9pbHIpY&t=87s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANe8f1ElZFs
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We’re back to finish off the story of Jen Shah. In this episode, comedian and Emmy-nominated TV writer, Rae Sanni, serves as our Real Housewives expert helping us dig into Jen’s time on the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Jen Shah is nothing if not ambitious, she chose to be on national TV while actively running a telemarketing scheme that targeted the elderly. She’s sick and twisted and at the end of the day that’s actually what reality TV is all about!! She wasn’t our most strategic fraudster– her time on the show allowed the feds to grow their case against her and she was famously arrested during the filming of Season 2, which actually makes for great reality TV (toxic!!!). We talk about how she’s doing in prison, and Rae helps us envision the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s future without Jen. Spoiler alert: with Jen in prison, it’ll be boring.
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Clips Pulled From:
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S1E1
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S2E9
Clip Links:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1488529711334463
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr6aSTPzTt0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPF74wkNuWc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIqVnmznKuo&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U54biR9Dk9U&t=401s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFnrNYk4jmY&t=89s
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What’s the one place riddled with fraud that we just don’t talk about enough? That’s right, it’s reality TV baby!!! This week we’re talking all about Jen Shah from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. And there’s a lot to talk about. From her very Mormon childhood growing up in Utah to meeting her husband and converting to Islam, to when she started dipping her toe in the pool of defrauding the elderly to her actually becoming a fraudster herself (girlboss!), we cover it all. It’s the circle of life and it’s nothing if not beautiful!! And absolutely twisted!!!
What’s the one place riddled with fraud that we just don’t talk about enough? That’s right, it’s reality TV baby!!! This week we’re talking all about Jen Shah from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. And there’s a lot to talk about. From her very Mormon childhood growing up in Utah to meeting her husband and converting to Islam, to when she started dipping her toe in the pool of defrauding the elderly to her actually becoming a fraudster herself (girlboss!), we cover it all. It’s the circle of life and it’s nothing if not beautiful!! And absolutely twisted!!!
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Season Cover Art by:https://comedyartwork.com/
Clips Pulled From:
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S1E1
Hulu Documentary: Housewife and the Shah Shocker
YT Links:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxlyg0HVf1Q
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This week we’re back with more on Elijah Muhammad and the NOI! But of course, we can’t talk about the NOI without at least mentioning Malcolm X and his influence and then ultimately his breaking away from the group. What led to this you ask? Well, it maybe had something to do with Elijah Muhammad’s complicated relationships, financial improprieties, revelations of pregnancies, affairs, and blackmail – classic! We talk about the financial dealings of the NOI and the internal conflicts that led to its fragmentation. But don’t worry, the Nation of Islam is still out there, being led by the one and only Louis Farrakhan!! Listen now for all the juicy details!!
This week we’re back with more on Elijah Muhammad and the NOI! But of course, we can’t talk about the NOI without at least mentioning Malcolm X and his influence and then ultimately his breaking away from the group. What led to this you ask? Well, it maybe had something to do with Elijah Muhammad’s complicated relationships, financial improprieties, revelations of pregnancies, affairs, and blackmail – classic! We talk about the financial dealings of the NOI and the internal conflicts that led to its fragmentation. But don’t worry, the Nation of Islam is still out there, being led by the one and only Louis Farrakhan!! Listen now for all the juicy details!!
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Our Fraudster du jour is none other than the honorable Elijah Muhammad paired with the Nation of Islam. As always we are setting up the fraud with some good ole fashioned background info. We go from Elijah’s turbulent childhood and upbringing to his days as an alcoholic, to the moment he found God… or Wallace Fard, who interestingly enough claimed to be the Mahdi and founded the Nation of Islam. Ooookay, sounds legit! Like any good fraudster, Elijah went through many iterations of his name and title. And you know what, his antics were working!!! He was raking in new followers and new haters and that’s actually #goals because all press is good press baby!!!!
Our Fraudster du jour is none other than the honorable Elijah Muhammad paired with the Nation of Islam. As always we are setting up the fraud with some good ole fashioned background info. We go from Elijah’s turbulent childhood and upbringing to his days as an alcoholic, to the moment he found God… or Wallace Fard, who interestingly enough claimed to be the Mahdi and founded the Nation of Islam. Ooookay, sounds legit! Like any good fraudster, Elijah went through many iterations of his name and title. And you know what, his antics were working!!! He was raking in new followers and new haters and that’s actually #goals because all press is good press baby!!!!
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Website: https://fraudsters.fm/
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Music Credit and Sound Fx:https://twitter.com/gograntgordon
Season Cover Art by:https://comedyartwork.com/
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This week we’re back with more Jim Traficant tales to tell with some help from Senator Bob Hagan. Traficant was a complicated man, a hero to some, and a fraudster to… everyone else. We take a walk down memory lane (CSPAN) to look at some of Traficant’s most memorable one-minute speeches AND his frauds from his time in Congress. Eventually, an FBI-led mob investigation brought him down. He represented himself in court (heroic), was expelled from Congress, and then sent to prison. Despite all of Traficant’s wrongdoings, he never forgot his roots at the height of his career. He continued to honor Crimetown, USA by… well… committing crimes. And if that’s not the American spirit, we don’t know what is!
This week we’re back with more Jim Traficant tales to tell with some help from Senator Bob Hagan. Traficant was a complicated man, a hero to some, and a fraudster to… everyone else. We take a walk down memory lane (CSPAN) to look at some of Traficant’s most memorable one-minute speeches AND his frauds from his time in Congress. Eventually, an FBI-led mob investigation brought him down. He represented himself in court (heroic), was expelled from Congress, and then sent to prison. Despite all of Traficant’s wrongdoings, he never forgot his roots at the height of his career. He continued to honor Crimetown, USA by… well… committing crimes. And if that’s not the American spirit, we don’t know what is!
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Discord: https://discord.gg/WRZ8zgusPT
Website: https://fraudsters.fm/
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Music Credit and Sound Fx:https://twitter.com/gograntgordon
Season Cover Art by:https://comedyartwork.com/
Video Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlKvytNBvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo13S2IDGTE&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSIIXbz-O78&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPrLALmtdaU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VbV3aC2x9s
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4932359/user-clip-james-traficant-1998-tough-china
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4523490/rep-james-traficant-hershey-kiss
https://www.c-span.org/video/?6768-1/drugs-assault-rifles
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4511062/user-clip-james-traficant-bras
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We’re traveling all the way to Youngstown, Ohio this week to bring you all the hot goss on Fraudster, Jim Traficant. But context is everything, so before we get to the complicated Ohio Congressman, Seena goes over some history and how the rust belt got RUSTY, with the help of our guest, Senator Bob Hagan. Jim Traficant aka Jimbo, was a star college quarterback who could’ve played in the NFL, but instead somehow became the Sheriff of the Mahoning Valley. This man lived quite the life– he was indicted for racketeering, caught in a bribery scheme involving the Pittsburgh and Cleveland mob, and later caught in a civil case against the IRS for - you guessed it - not paying his taxes. Against all odds, he went on to become a Congressman. Nevertheless, he persisted!!
We’re traveling all the way to Youngstown, Ohio this week to bring you all the hot goss on Fraudster, Jim Traficant. But context is everything, so before we get to the complicated Ohio Congressman, Seena goes over some history and how the rust belt got RUSTY, with the help of our guest, Senator Bob Hagan. Jim Traficant aka Jimbo, was a star college quarterback who could’ve played in the NFL, but instead somehow became the Sheriff of the Mahoning Valley. This man lived quite the life– he was indicted for racketeering, caught in a bribery scheme involving the Pittsburgh and Cleveland mob, and later caught in a civil case against the IRS for - you guessed it - not paying his taxes. Against all odds, he went on to become a Congressman. Nevertheless, he persisted!!
Follow The Show:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fraudstersLPN
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Discord: https://discord.gg/WRZ8zgusPT
Website: https://fraudsters.fm/
Follow the Hosts: https://twitter.com/seenanow
https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwl8sDTVEAxhwJdYgm-yrgIntro
Music Credit and Sound Fx:https://twitter.com/gograntgordon
Season Cover Art by:https://comedyartwork.com/
Video links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPI8nwPQRVU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WplyOgCeyEg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gukT_aKSXWM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivGFfw3gqGg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEAB9yXrkH8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNip2ZamrMc&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZD9RtNEOok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8IHjEMdUiM
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5074571/user-clip-nixon-trade-china
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We are back with the last installment of our series on the Fugees to talk about the other guy… Pras Michel. As we learned in our last episode, dealing with money was Pras’s “niche” and it all makes sense now! We untangle the web of Pras’s finance fraud in this episode walking through his relationship with billionaire, Jho Low, the 1MDB scandal (a massive embezzlement scheme that toppled the Malaysian government- no big deal!!), and his latest convictions: money laundering, illegal lobbying, witness tampering, and campaign finance violations. We also have special guest and comedian, Gastor Almonte on to roast Pras and talk Fugees fraud. Buckle up and get ready to LOL!
We are back with the last installment of our series on the Fugees to talk about the other guy… Pras Michel. As we learned in our last episode, dealing with money was Pras’s “niche” and it all makes sense now! We untangle the web of Pras’s finance fraud in this episode walking through his relationship with billionaire, Jho Low, the 1MDB scandal (a massive embezzlement scheme that toppled the Malaysian government- no big deal!!), and his latest convictions: money laundering, illegal lobbying, witness tampering, and campaign finance violations. We also have special guest and comedian, Gastor Almonte on to roast Pras and talk Fugees fraud. Buckle up and get ready to LOL!
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Music Credit and Sound Fx:https://twitter.com/gograntgordon
Season Cover Art by:https://comedyartwork.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q08zb3_FAQg&t=16s
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