Fraudsters is a true-crime comedy docuseries. Comedians Seena Ghaznavi, JD, Justin Williams, PhD, and Ariel Leaty bring you the scams you love from the fraudsters we hate. Our show merges the chat-cast and the deep-dive to take a humorous look at fraudsters that abuse trust, distort reality, and take advantage of vulnerable people financially. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.
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Playboy Panel: The Drug Revolution Remix (Fraudsters Edition)
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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 (Gr…
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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 …
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Mind Control, LSD, and the CIA - George Hunter White Part II
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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.…
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George Hunter White Part I - The Ox with Piercing Blue Eyes
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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 a…
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Harry Anslinger Part II - For All My Dogs
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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 invol…
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Harry Anslinger Part I - Meet Our First Villain
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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 o…
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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 …
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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! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.Av Seena Ghaznavi, Justin Williams, Ariel Leaty
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Milli Vanilli Pt II - Hot Man Delusions
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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 Van…
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Girl You Know It’s– Milli Vanilli Pt I
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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 Mill…
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Rod Blagojevich Pt III - Caught Rod-Handed
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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 t…
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Rod Blagojevich Pt II - You can’t spell Fraud without ROD
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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…
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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…
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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 targe…
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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 star…
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Elijah Muhammad Pt II - The NOI vs The World
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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…
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Elijah Muhammad Pt I - Praise Be Upon His Fraud
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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 …
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Jim Traficant Part II - Beam Me Up!
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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-l…
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Jim Traficant Part I - Welcome to Crimetown, USA!
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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…
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Fugees Part III - Pras Michel, The Third One
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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 m…
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Fugees Part II - Lauryn Hill, The Talent
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill? More like the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill filing her taxes! [cough] SO the joke here is that Lauryn Hill, the only truly talented member of the Fugees, intentionally did not file taxes for FIVE years, which is bad. On the bright side, she got to go to the famous prison from Orange Is the New Black. Tax evasion isn’t…
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Fugees Part I - Zaddy Wyclef Jean
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Musicians can be Fraudsters too! In this episode, we focus on Haitian-American Wyclef Jean of the Fugees and dive into his many frauds… many many… many many…. you get it. We start off with how the band came to be and the significance of their success, before the trio’s inevitable downfall. But most importantly, we talk the twists and turns of Wycle…
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George Santos Part III - Chaos Chronicles
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George Santos has no shame and he will not be stopped. After diving into his origin story and legal crimes we finish this wild ride with his moral crimes. Which crime is worse? Posing as a puppy charity and stealing money from both veterans and Amish people?! But the Amish make such nice furniture! Then he skims ATMs. Is this another dark art taugh…
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George Santos Part II - Elections Have Consequences
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Welcome to Part 2 of George Santos! We deep dive into the recent indictment of Anthony George Devolder Califragilistic Expeala Santos and his merry band of frauds. We uncover the 13 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and false statements he's been charged with. From fraudulent political contribution schemes to unemployme…
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George Santos Part I - The Wander Years
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Welcome to Season 4! From outrageous lies to check fraud and even a stint as a drag queen, we delve into the jaw-dropping tales of this larger-than-life Congressman who's done more with the delete key than anyone in history: George Santos. This rollercoaster begins with George of the Bungle's origin story starting in Queens NY, to a sudden move to …
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Welcome to our pre-Season 4 Red Flag Bonus episode! We got friends like Lamont King and Erin and Jason Saenz telling us their personal stories of not seein' red flags and gettin' scammed. It'll leave you givin some side eye to gift cards and plane tickets. We also talk to Kelly Richmond Pope, author of "Fool Me Once", about the red flags to spot an…
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Bonus: Shocking Not Shocking IRS Audits Black People More + Special Guests Langston Kerman and David Gborie
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This week we welcome Langston Kerman and David Gborie from the podcast My Momma Told Me! We chat about conspiracies, a little Shaun King, a bit about Dr. Umar Johnson, and more. Plus, are you a melanated person? Because Starry is for you and that knock on your door might be the IRS. Listen now! This week we welcome Langston Kerman and David Gborie …
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Bonus: Kanye's Donda Academy, Mystery Meat, Frank and the Biggest US Lottery Scam
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In this week's episode of Fraudwire, we welcome Travis Irvine from Abe Lincoln's Top Hat to chat with Seena and Ariel! What's the latest on Kanye's - ahem Ye's (pronounced YAY for those 30+ year olds) - fake school? Well they got sushi. Plus, more of the latest fraud news and the most important question of our era: What mystery food will you eat? T…
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Alex Mashinsky and Celsius Part II
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We are joined by Youtube Crypto personality and fellow Celsius victim Tiffany Fong! She explains how and why she gave a chunk of money to Mashinsky's yield ponzi scheme and all she got was a pic with Joe Biden at the White House. Worth it, right? She also spills the tea (or her cocktail) on how she bagged an interview with Sam Bankman-Fried aka SBF…
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Last season our most controversial episode was when Seena shared how he got scammed in crypto. We open this week with the follow up and what exactly he got from that scam, and it's not nothing! It's… three images of…apes. But OOPS he did it again, this time in a different project with money he really did not to lose. We welcome special guest Jackie…
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Sunny Balwani Part II - It's Always Sunny in Balwani
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We wrap up our series on Sunny Balwani with Ariel Leaty giving you Big Hinge Sunny Energy reading his and Elizabeth Holmes' text messages. Later, find out what it was like working at Theranos when you're super smart and your boss isn't. We got - our resident Bill Nye The Science Guy - former Chief Science Officer Seth Michelson giving us the scient…
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Sunny Balwani Part I - It's Always Sunny in Balwani
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Everyone talks about Elizabeth Holmes building up then bringing down Theranos but what about her other fraud half Ramesh aka "Sunny" Balwani? She was the black-turtle-neck-Steve-Jobs-face of the company while he was the acid-wash-jeans-creep-at-the-club-in-Gucci-loafers-wearing-too-much-cologne pulling the levers. Where did this guy come from and w…
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Lou Pearlman Part III - Big Poppa's Final Ponzi Scheme
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It's time to say Bye Bye Bye to our final deep dive into Fraudster Lou Pearlman. He was a blimp scammer, a boy band scammer, and now he's a talent scout scammer. Just fork over the dough and he'll glamour shot you to stardom. Also, Lou creates 84 businesses to create the largest ponzi scheme to rip off retirees of their savings before Madoff ever d…
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Lou Pearlman Part II - The 6th Teen Heartthrob
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It's the late '90s. Backstreet Boys and NSync are at the height of their fame. Little do they know that both groups have a sixth member - dreamy heartthrob con Lou Pearlman. Find out how exactly Lou conned the boys out of their money and how he took advantage of them in other inappropriate ways. *Trigger Warning* This episode talks about predatory …
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Lou Pearlman Part I - Big Poppa and Blimps Before the Boys
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Did you know that Lou Pearlman was in the *blimp* business? Before he was Big Poppa he crashed his first blimp only a mile away from where the Hidenberg went down. He entire empire started with insurance fraud and was amplified by Art Garfunkel - found out way on the show. And we get a guest appearance from our writer Nick Turner to play the Name G…
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Fake Abortion Centers: Where You Can Order a Latte with Your Pap Smear
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We continue our series on Fake Abortion Centers - not clinics! - who fraudulently represent as medical health care services to pregnant women. How do these fraudsters get away with it? We interview two people who help us get answers and explain these centers’ mind-melting con tactics. First we speak to the author of the Reproductive Care Act, curre…
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Diamonds are for Fraudsters Part III - Put a Ring On It
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Have you put a ring on it, yet? We wrap up our series on the Diamond Industry cartel talkin about peacocks! More like Zahavi's Handicap principle (which is basically about peacocks) helps humans (men) send signals (DIAMONDS) to con women into trusting it as a symbol of love. Plus get ready to rumble with Colonel Debeers, listen to an Oppenheimer si…
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Diamonds are for Fraudsters Part II - Oppenheimer Cartel
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A Diamond is Forever! We continue our series on the diamond industry with the world's favorite family the Oppenheimers! Together with De Beers they created a cartel that controls the entire diamond market. We discuss how female Don Drapers launched an advertising campaign right after WWII (who needs a sandwich when you can have a diamond?) and crea…
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Diamonds are for Fraudsters Part I - Cecil Rhodes
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We’re headed to Jared! We begin our multi-part series on the Diamond Industry and the imperialist who started it all: Cecil Rhodes. His entrepreneurial ambitions made him walk 14 hours in a day to conquer a mine that would later become the international diamond corporation known as De Beers. How does this English kid with a heart of an 80 year old …
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Race Hustlers Part III - Candace Owens - Simply Awful
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We’ve reached the end of our Candace Owens series (or is it?). In this episode we talk about how much she got paid while at Blexit and how she collaborated with Kanye. And we’ll show you that Candace Owens’s promoted Freedom Phone is definitely NOT just an Android with an American Flag wallpaper. She also explains how George Floyd was a bad person …
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Race Hustlers Part II - Candace Owens Just Loves America
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Part 2 of our Race Hustlers Series - we’re learning more about Candace than we ever thought. We’ll track how she goes from Turning Point USA to a teeth-sucking worthy testimony before Congress, and her initial collaboration with Kanye– Blexit. From her fried hair to her love of shrimp, we'll be covering it all. Tune in for a hilarious and eye-openi…
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Race Hustlers Part I - Candace Owens, Everything You Didn’t Want to Know
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Candace Owens, conservative author, talk show host, political commentator, activist… but did you know she was a tech entrepreneur? We know - crazy, what a multi-talented person… … … Join us as we learn about Candace’s origin story, what her early projects were and how she was AS A DEMOCRAT. Ya think you know somebody… Follow Us: https://twitter.com…
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Campaign Fraudsters Part IV - Prof. Lawrence Lessig guides us through Ted Cruz’s mayhem
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It’s another week- come back onboard the crazy train! We keep grinding deeper into the journey of Mr. Cruz, the ultimate grifter and his bizarre world of deception and campaign fraud. Thankfully, we are joined by Professor Lawrence Lessig who helps us wrap our heads around how this all came to fruition. Follow Us: https://twitter.com/seenanow https…
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Campaign Fraudsters Part III - Ted Cruz, the Darling of the Senate
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Campaign Fraudsters Part II - Trump Never Had a Diary
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Campaign Fraudsters Part I - The Trump Diaries
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Hello Fraudstans! It’s voting day- let’s kick it off by diving into the bizarre world of Donald J. Trump and his campaign fraud. In this first episode we explore the insane journey via WWF wrestling and scams that catapulted Trump into the American mainstream to become the former President of the United States. We check in with @benkissel1, @travis…
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Fake Abortion Clinics Part III - Fake Abortion Reversal Gets Real at Real
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Fake Abortion Clinics Part II - AdTech, Quizzes, and More
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Fake Abortion Clinics Part I - The Crisis of Fake Abortion Clinics
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Bonus: Good Morning Donda, Kim’s Crypto, Celebs Tax Fraud, Chess Cheaters and Morgan Good Fraud LLC
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Welcome to our last Fraudwire before Season 3! This week Justin was on vacation, but we were able to invite Ariel Leaty back and Charles McBee. We had to bring up Ye again, because we couldn’t avoid talking about that mud-way Tecmo Bowl Balenciaga video? And staying within the family Kim Kardashian got fined by the SEC for pumping a crypto, and gue…
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