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  • Oh My Fraud at the Movies: The Polka King

    Oh My Fraud at the Movies: The Polka King
    2026/10/07

    Caleb and Zach discuss the 2017 film, The Polka King.


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  • A Fraud in the Woods

    A Fraud in the Woods
    2026/09/23
    When confronted with irregularities in his employer’s books, an accountant goes into hiding.SponsorsKick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH CALEBTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/Sources:· End of the Trail: Fugitive Comptroller [ACFE Fraud Magazine]· Fugitive Spent Years Hiding on the Appalachian Trail [FBI]· FBI Announces Arrest of Fugitive Suspect James T. Hammes [FBI]· Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $8.7 Million from Employer [DOJ]· Former Fugitive Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison [DOJ]· Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator [BOP]· A Long Walk's End [SB Nation]· A Killer Hiding on the Appalachian Trail? [The Daily Beast]· Accountant who hid on Appalachian Trail jailed for embezzling millions from Pepsi bottler [Accounting Today]· Man facing $8.7M embezzlement case hid on Appalachian Trail [Associated Press]· Trail hiker pleads guilty to wire fraud in embezzling case [Associated Press]· Judge sentences trail-hiking fugitive to 8 years in prison [Associated Press]· Kentucky accountant who fled embezzlement case to appeal [Associated Press]· Man admits embezzling millions from Cincinnati employer [WLWT]· Lawyers: Appalachian Trail was client's 'road to redemption' [WLWT]· Man who hid on Appalachian Trail sentenced in $8.7M embezzlement case [WLWT]· Feds seek 7-year term for Milwaukee-native fugitive [Wisconsin Law Journal]· FBI Arrests Fugitive James Hammes at Trail Days [AppalachianTrail.com]· AT Thru-Hiker Bismarck Arrested at Trail Days on Embezzling Charges [The Trek]· James Hammes caught after hiding on the Appalachian Trail [TheJournal.ie]· American Greed: The Fugitives — "Deceitful Dad and the Missing Millions" [CNBC]· America's Most Wanted — Season 26, Episode 37 [America's Most Wanted]. A Long Walk's End [SB Nation]
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  • The Most Wanted True Crime Queenpin

    The Most Wanted True Crime Queenpin
    2026/09/09

    A veteran television producer becomes the star of her own financial crime drama.

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  • Fraudicide is Painless

    Fraudicide is Painless
    2026/08/26
    The scion of a commodity trading fortune goes missing after his hedge fund implodes.SponsorsKick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH CALEBTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/Sources:IntroWe had AI analyze 50 hours of sports on TV. t detected gambling ads everywhere. Has the marketing gone too far? [WaPo]Former JAFCU head, husband sued for allegedly embezzling $91M [WLBT3]Filings reveal former JAFCU head likely facing criminal charges [WLBT3]Sam Israel IIISam Israel Jr., a Leader In Coffee Trading, Dies [NYT]A Con Man Who Lives Between Truth and Fiction [NYT]Hennessee Group ~40 Clients/$56M [SEC Admin. Order, IA Release No. 2871] — https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2009/ia-2871.pdfBayou 2003 Deposits Exceeded $125M [SEC Complaint, 05-CV-8376] — https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/comp19406.pdfBayou Clawback 95 Adversary Proceedings [Bankruptcy Court Filing] — https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-nysb-7_06-ap-08422/pdf/USCOURTS-nysb-7_06-ap-08422-0.pdfSamuel Israel III [SEC Litigation Release] — https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr19406.htmSamuel Israel III [SEC Press Release] — https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2005-139.htmBayou Group [CFTC Press Release] — https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5121-05Samuel Israel III [DOJ Sentencing Release] — https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nys/pressreleases/April08/israelsamuelsentencepr.pdfBayou Victims Forfeiture [DOJ Release] — https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/victims-bayou-hedge-funds-receive-another31-million-forfeited-assets-including-millionsJames Marquez Co-Founder [InvestmentNews] — https://investmentnews.com/industry-news/news/bayou-mastermind-gets-20-year-sentence-14877James Marquez Sentencing [InvestmentNews] — https://www.investmentnews.com/industry-news/news/former-bayou-ceo-sentenced-to-jail-13386Samuel Israel III Manhunt [Fox News] — https://www.foxnews.com/story/hedge-fund-swindler-admits-staging-suicide-to-avoid-jailSamuel Israel III Sentencing [Fox News] — https://www.foxnews.com/story/hedge-fund-swindler-gets-more-prison-time-for-trying-to-avoid-20-year-sentence.ampSamuel Israel III Surrender [NBC News] — https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna25495609Samuel Israel III Disappearance [CBS News] — https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-hedge-fund-swindler-no-suicideThe Search for a Missing Trader Goes Global [New York Times] — https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/business/14bayou.htmlDid Fees at Bayou Overwhelm Diligence? [New York Times] — https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/business/did-fees-at-bayou-overwhelmClues to a Hedge Fund's Collapse [New York Times] — https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/17/business/clues-to-a-hedge-funds-collapseSeveral Prominent Firms Invested in Bayou Hedge Funds [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112536690332726357State May Have $100 Million Of Bayou Funds [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112541229967826650Spotting a Bayou Before You Fall Into It [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112544063792727124Bayou Is Probed as Investors Seek Their Cash [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112493803797122773Suits Target Fund's Early Pullouts [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB115621287849341876Bayou Investors Who Got Out Early Lose Their Bid [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118679292540994807Hedge-Fund Havoc: Missing Cash And a Principal's Suicide Note [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112509707359124571Robert Booth Nichols $10M Docket [CourtListener] — https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4334434/united-states-v-israel-iii/Robert Booth Nichols Deposition [Archive.org] — https://archive.org/stream/RobertBoothNicholsDepositionSamIsraelCase/Robert+Booth+Nichols+deposition+-+Sam+Israel+case_djvu.txtHennessee Group Enforcement Action [SEC] — https://www.se...
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  • Here Be Fraud (and Mosquitos)

    Here Be Fraud (and Mosquitos)
    2026/08/12

    A flamboyant adventurer known for exaggerating his military exploits returns to Great Britain with tales of a new land of opportunity on the Mosquito Coast.


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    • Did you read? [r/portlandia]
    • Gregor MacGregor [Wikipedia]
    • The Land That Never Was: Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Most Audacious Fraud in History [Sinclair, David (2004)]
    • David Sinclair - The Sun sub who became a prolific author [The Guardian]
    • Amelia Island affair [Wikipedia]
    • Memoirs of Gregor M'Gregor [Rafter, M. (1820)]
    • Proceedings of an Inquiry and Investigation instituted by Major-General Codd, His Majesty's Superintendent and commander-in-chief at Belize, Honduras, Relative to Poyais [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]
    • Gregor McGregor and the Colonization of Poyais, between 1820 and 1824 [The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Nov., 1927), pp. 438-459 via JSTOR]
    • The king of con-men [The Economist via Wayback Machine]
    • List of ships of the Poyais scheme [Wikipedia]
    • Poyais land grant for 60 acres from Gregor MacGregor, April 1834 [University of Edinburgh]
    • Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, Including the Territory of Poyais [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]
    • Poyais Loan No. A551 One Hundred Pounds. [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]
    • Poyaisian Royalty: A George IV silver seal box, John Jago, London, 1823 [Sotheby’s]
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  • LA Fraud Confidential

    LA Fraud Confidential
    2026/07/29

    Christopher Derry spent 36 years working for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 17 as a detective in fraud and cyber crime. Over that time, he’s seen a lot and learned a lot about why people commit fraud, how far they’ll go to keep it going, and what they’ll do to avoid being caught.


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  • Meet the Equity Funding Insider Who Created Thousands of Fake Insurance Policies

    Meet the Equity Funding Insider Who Created Thousands of Fake Insurance Policies
    2026/07/15

    In his senior year at UCLA, Alan L. Green secured an internship as an actuary with Equity Funding, a fast-growing financial conglomerate. Only a short time later, he was invited to play a small part in a fraud that would eventually be exposed as one of the biggest corporate scandals of the 20th century.


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    • Billion Dollar Bubble (1978) [YouTube]
    • I led 66,000 Lives [Rolling Stone]
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  • OneCoin to Fraud Them All

    OneCoin to Fraud Them All
    2026/07/01
    During the rise of Bitcoin, a would-be rival builds a worldwide following, driven by the charisma of its founder, the self-anointed Cryptoqueen.SponsorsMaxima.AI - https://ohmyfraud.promo/maxima Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH CALEBTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/SOURCESRuja Ignatova [Wikipedia]OneCoin [Wikipedia]Frank Schneider (spy) [Wikipedia]Co-Founder Of Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme "OneCoin" Pleads Guilty [U.S. Department of Justice]Former Law Firm Partner Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Laundering $400 Million In Connection With "OneCoin" Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice]"Head Of Legal And Compliance" For Multibillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme "OneCoin" Sentenced To Four Years In Prison [U.S. Department of Justice]How 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova ended up as the only woman on the FBI's most-wanted list [CNN]FBI adds OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova to list of most-wanted fugitives [The Washington Post]US adds 'Cryptoqueen' to most-wanted list over alleged US$4b fraud [Malay Mail / Reuters]Cryptoqueen: How this Woman Scammed the World, then Vanished [BBC]A cryptocurrency ponzi scheme is finally unraveling [Quartz]Is OneCoin the biggest financial fraud in history? [Fortune]The 'Cryptoqueen' who made FBI's most wanted after $4 billion heist was rumored killed—but evidence leaves more questions than answers [Fortune]The Outrageous Case of OneCoin, the Billion Dollar Scam Sold as a "Bitcoin Killer" [Bitrates]The OneCoin Scam: the Dazzling Story of the Biggest Crypto Ponzi in History [CoinMarketCap]Ruja Ignatova: The Crypto Mogul Scam Artist Who Vanished into Thin Air [CrimeReads]The Missing Cryptoqueen Details the Rise and Fall of Ruja Ignatova's OneCoin Con [Reason]Subpoenaed emails reveal OneCoin was fraudulent from inception [BehindMLM]OneCoin literally a relaunch of the BigCoin Ponzi scheme [BehindMLM]OneCoin investment packages approach a quarter million Euros [BehindMLM]OneCoin debut €118,000 EUR investment package [BehindMLM]OneCoin under regulatory investigation in Germany [BehindMLM]Fourteen OneCoin promoters indicted in Italy [BehindMLM]Konstantin Ignatov receives time served for OneCoin fraud [BehindMLM]OneCoin's Ruja Ignatova indicted in Germany [BehindMLM]OneCoin Research Paper: Islamic Ruling [Islamic Portal]Cryptoqueen's brother is freed after 3 years jail over OneCoin scheme: Report [Cointelegraph]Cryptoqueen's Brother Gets Time Served for Leading OneCoin Scam [Bloomberg]OneCoin co-founder Greenwood gets 20 years in US jail for fraud, money laundering [Investing.com / Cointelegraph]Fugitive 'cryptoqueen' accomplice is jailed for 20 years for $4bn global scam [The Independent / AOL]US boosts reward for info on 'Missing Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova to $5 million [The Record]Missing 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova 'May Be Hiding in Russia' [Decrypt]OneCoin fraudster Ruja Ignatova reportedly hiding in Russia to avoid arrest [Invezz]Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova, OneCoin's $4 Billion Fraud Mastermind, Is Alive And In South Africa, German Police Suspects [Benzinga]
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