Grifting Graceland w/ Ronald Young Jr.

In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Demi Adejuyigbe (Neon, The Good Place) to discuss Kane Gamble, a 15-year-old who wreaked havoc on several US government officials sometimes with just his phone. Plus, the Orlando Museum of Art is under fire after displaying 25 fake Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 08/01/2022) CONgregation, catch Laci's TV Show, Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Did you miss out on a custom signed Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes book? Look no more, nab your copy here on PODSWAG Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Demi Adejuyigbe: @electrolemon Research by Kaelyn Brandt SOURCES: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-investigating-claim-of-hack-on-cia-director-email/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cia-director-and-dhs-secretary-emails-hacked/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/4xav5m/teen-who-hacked-cia-email-is-back-to-prank-us-spy-chief https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/01/22/hack-social-engineering/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-43840075 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/20/two-years-detention-for-uk-teenager-who-cyberterrorised-us-officials-kane-gamble https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3ekk5/kane-gamble-cracka-back-online-after-a-two-year-internet-ban https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/19/british-15-year-old-gained-access-intelligence-operations-afghanistan/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/06/30/orlando-museum-director-fired-fbi-raid-basquiat/7780681001/ https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando-museum-of-art-director-told-art-expert-who-had-doubts-about-basquiat-exhibit-to-stay-in-her-limited-lane-31912843

This week, Laci welcomes Rachel Bilson and Olivia Allen (Broad Ideas Podcast, The O.C.) for a steamy summertime episode discussing John Santilli, a Hollywood producer who stole more than $4 million from investors who believed they were buying a stake in the Magic Mike Live strip show in Las Vegas but were financing his tour of the sleaziest casinos instead. The trio debates whether men in dungarees are hot or if it'd be sexier for them to hold puppies. Plus, they dive into Channing Tatum's past before he was Magic Mike on the big screens. Stay schemin’! Did you miss out on a custom signed Scam Goddess book? Look no more, nab your copy on PODSWAG Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected]. CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Follow on Instagram:Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspodLaci Mosley: @divalaciRachel Bilson: @rachelbilsonOlivia Allen: @obliviaallen Research by Kathryn Doyle SOURCES https://web.archive.org/web/20221129112746/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/magic-mike-scammer-1234620787/https://eastgreenwichnews.com/eg-man-found-guilty-in-100k-tales-from-crypt-fraud/https://turnto10.com/news/local/east-greenwich-man-accused-of-swindling-investors-in-fake-las-vegas-showhttps://riag.ri.gov/press-releases/following-trial-east-greenwich-man-found-guilty-defrauding-british-investor-100000https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/courts/2021/04/14/east-greenwich-film-producer-indicted-alleged-magic-mike-investment-scheme/7220679002/https://www.wpri.com/target-12/ri-man-found-guilty-of-swindling-investor-to-remake-hbos-tales-from-the-crypt/https://news3lv.com/news/local/man-indicted-for-alleged-investment-fraud-tied-to-magic-mike-show-in-las-vegas?src=ilaw

In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by her cousin Eric Mosley (Black Mat Yoga) to discuss how a psychic conned Vera Pratt, a well-traveled heiress, out of her inheritance under the guise of curing her of demons. Plus, a wife of a former California State Senator is in hot water after a Bay Area news organization discovered she plagiarized her book from Wikipedia. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 07/11/2022) CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show, Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Did you miss out on a custom signed Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes book? Look no more, nab your copy here on PODSWAG Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Eric Mosley: @e_mosley Research by Kaelyn Brandt SOURCES: https://www.thedailybeast.com/santa-clara-woman-jean-mccorquodale-plagiarized-wikipedia-for-book-she-was-paid-millions-to-write-report-sayshttps://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/us/23florida.htmlhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2011/08/17/psychic-scam-busted-by-feds-in-florida/?sh=2b33c9ac7b22https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/rose-marks-psychic-family-matriarch-found-guilty-on-14-counts-of-fraud-6531594https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/rose-marks-fort-lauderdale-psychic-behind-17-million-fraud-sentenced-to-ten-years-6459931https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2013/11/04/convicted-fortune-teller-s-younger/6837074007/

This week, Laci welcomes Kyle Gordon (The Simpsons, Kyle Gordon Is Great) to giggle over Matthew Piercey, who ran a $35 million Ponzi scheme, then fled the FBI on an underwater scooter. When he surfaced, agents were waiting for him with dry clothes his wife had provided. Plus, in Scammer of the Week, a California man was charged with multiple counts of second-degree burglary and grand theft after being accused of stealing nearly $25,000 worth of Legos. Stay schemin’! Did you miss out on a custom signed Scam Goddess book? Look no more, nab your copy on PODSWAG Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected]. CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Kyle Gordon: @kylegordonisgreat Research by Kathryn Doyle SOURCES https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/us/matthew-piercey-ponzi-scheme.html https://people.com/35-million-ponzi-scheme-escaped-underwater-scooter-11738585 https://apnews.com/article/california-fraud-guilty-underwater-scooter-2e1cc46a3f045137a6d20f6481cd138d https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article306483426.html https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article247268914.html https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/nx-s1-5320000/legos-theft-california

In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Nimesh Patel (Thank You China) to discuss James Hogue, named one of Time’s Top 10 Imposters, this runner turned bike-thief fooled an Ivy League school into thinking he was a student but was really a 31-year-old con man. Plus, the Red Power Ranger has been arrested by the FBI because of COVID fraud. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 06/27/2022) CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show, Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Did you miss out on a custom signed Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes book? Look no more, nab your copy here on PODSWAG Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Nimesh Patel: @findingnimesh Research by Kaelyn Brandt SOURCES: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/red-power-ranger-actor-charged-multimillion-dollar-ppp-covid-relief-fr-rcna29813 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/09/03/the-runner https://www.aspentimes.com/news/famed-con-man-who-lived-in-ajax-shack-arrested-again-in-aspen/ https://paw.princeton.edu/article/strange-case-james-arthur-hogue