Hear Julie tell her crazy Crypto Love Scam story. Read more at www.realtalkmcsf.com/bonus-episode-3-crypto-love-scam

Hear Julie tell her crazy Crypto Love Scam story.  Read more at <a href="www.realtalkmcsf.com/bonus-episode-3-crypto-love-scam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.realtalkmcsf.com/bonus-episode-3-crypto-love-scam</a>

Bonus Episode #3: Crypto Love Scam

This is the story of Scott Charmoli, a dentist who intentionally broke customers’ teeth to defraud insurance companies of $4.5 million.Beginning in 2015, Charmoli started convincing patients on the need for crown procedures. Charmoli intentionally chipped their teeth with his drill so he could crown them. He then took pictures and X-rays of the damaged teeth and sent them to insurance companies. An executive with one of the insurance agencies testified that, on average, Wisconsin dentists installed fewer than 6 crowns per 100 patients. However, Charmoli installed more than 1,600 crowns over a 20-month period. His rate was more than 32 crowns per 100 patients.Read more at www.realtalkmcsf.com/37-scott-charmoli-tooth-breaking-fraudster-dentist

This is the story of Scott Charmoli, a dentist who intentionally broke customers’ teeth to defraud insurance companies of $4.5 million. Beginning in 2015, Charmoli started convincing patients on the need for crown procedures. Charmoli intentionally chipped their teeth with his drill so he could crown them. He then took pictures and X-rays of the damaged teeth and sent them to insurance companies. An executive with one of the insurance agencies testified that, on average, Wisconsin dentists installed fewer than 6 crowns per 100 patients. However, Charmoli installed more than 1,600 crowns over a 20-month period. His rate was more than 32 crowns per 100 patients. Read more at <a href="www.realtalkmcsf.com/37-scott-charmoli-tooth-breaking-fraudster-dentist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.realtalkmcsf.com/37-scott-charmoli-tooth-breaking-fraudster-dentist</a>

#37. Tooth Breaking Dentist Scam

Mary Contrary and Starfish discuss tips for avoiding home improvement traps.Read more at www.realtalkmcsf.com/bonus-episode-2-avoiding-home-improvement-traps

Mary Contrary and Starfish discuss tips for avoiding home improvement traps. Read more at <a href="www.realtalkmcsf.com/bonus-episode-2-avoiding-home-improvement-traps" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.realtalkmcsf.com/</a><a href="www.realtalkmcsf.com/bonus-episode-2-avoiding-home-improvement-traps" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bonus-episode-2-avoiding-home-improvement-traps</a>

Bonus Episode #2. Avoiding Home Improvement Traps

Reed Slatkin

This is the story of Reed Slatkin, former minister of the Church of Scientology who swindled 800 clients out of nearly $600 million.Reed Slatkin was among the most prestigious of Hollywood Scientologists. Using his position as a Scientology minister, he made all the right connections. He managed to raise close to $600 million from the wealthiest investors in Hollywood. The who's who of the nineties threw a ton of money at him, including Joe Pantoliano, Anne Archer, Jay Sedrish, Greta van Susteren, and Giovanni Ribisi. They fell victim to one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history.Read more at www.realtalkmcsf.com/36-reed-slatkin-hollywood-scientology-ponzi-scheme

This is the story of Reed Slatkin, former minister of the Church of Scientology who swindled 800 clients out of nearly $600 million. Reed Slatkin was among the most prestigious of Hollywood Scientologists. Using his position as a Scientology minister, he made all the right connections. He managed to raise close to $600 million from the wealthiest investors in Hollywood. The who's who of the nineties threw a ton of money at him, including Joe Pantoliano, Anne Archer, Jay Sedrish, Greta van Susteren, and Giovanni Ribisi. They fell victim to one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history. Read more at <a href="www.realtalkmcsf.com/36-reed-slatkin-hollywood-scientology-ponzi-scheme" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.realtalkmcsf.com/36-reed-slatkin-hollywood-scientology-ponzi-scheme</a>

#36. Reed Slatkin - Hollywood Scientology Ponzi Scheme

This is the story of Mary Margaret Kreuper who admittedly stole $835,000 from a Torrance elementary school to fund her gambling habit.Who is Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper?Margaret Kreuper is a 80-year-old Los Angeles native. She retired in 2018 from the position of principal at St. James Catholic School in the LA suburb of Torrance, about 20 miles outside downtown Los Angeles. She became principal at St. James in 1990. Kreuper took her vow of poverty when she was 18 years old and spent the next 59 years of her life dedicated to the Catholic church. Kreuper was “one heck of a teacher” during her years as a nun, according to the U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II. But somewhere along the way, she went completely astray.Read more on our website: Permalink: http://realtalkmcsf.com/34-mary-margaret-kreuper-nun-turned-thief/

This is the story of Mary Margaret Kreuper who admittedly stole $835,000 from a Torrance elementary school to fund her gambling habit. Who is Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper?Margaret Kreuper is a 80-year-old Los Angeles native. She retired in 2018 from the position of principal at St. James Catholic School in the LA suburb of Torrance, about 20 miles outside downtown Los Angeles. She became principal at St. James in 1990. Kreuper took her vow of poverty when she was 18 years old and spent the next 59 years of her life dedicated to the Catholic church. Kreuper was “one heck of a teacher” during her years as a nun, according to the U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II. But somewhere along the way, she went completely astray. Read more on our website: Permalink: <a href="http://realtalkmcsf.com/?p=658&amp;preview=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://realtalkmcsf.com/34-mary-margaret-kreuper-nun-turned-thief/</a>

#35. Mary Margaret Kreuper - Nun-turned-thief

#34. Maksim Yakubets - Russian Hacker

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Bonus Episode 1 - Discussing a review

This is the story of Aleya Siyaj, a COVID testing scammer who set up more than 300 fake pop-up COVID-testing centers and cashed in millions.Who is Aleya Siyaj?Aleya Siyaj, 29, and her husband Akbar Ali Syed, 35, of St. Charles, Illinois, are longtime entrepreneurs. The couple has previously launched several business ventures. In 2013, Syed started a wedding photography business. Siyaj has reportedly launched at least six businesses. Siyaj owned the O's Donuts &amp; Cafe, which launched in 2017 and closed in November 2020, according to USA Today. On LinkedIn, Sijaj is listed as the owner of Axe Range, an axe-throwing lounge. She and her husband opened the axe-throwing lounge in 2019. They opened a second site in Schaumburg in the summer of 2020. However, they closed the business in 2020, according to a report in the Daily Herald newspaper. Also, Siyaj reportedly recently established Aenaz, Lom Investments and Testing Solutions.Read more on our website: http://realtalkmcsf.com/33-aleya-siyaj-covid-testing-scammer/

This is the story of Aleya Siyaj, a COVID testing scammer who set up more than 300 fake pop-up COVID-testing centers and cashed in millions. Who is Aleya Siyaj? Aleya Siyaj, 29, and her husband Akbar Ali Syed, 35, of St. Charles, Illinois, are longtime entrepreneurs. The couple has previously launched several business ventures. In 2013, Syed started a wedding photography business. Siyaj has reportedly launched at least six businesses. Siyaj owned the O's Donuts &amp; Cafe, which launched in 2017 and closed in November 2020, according to USA Today. On LinkedIn, Sijaj is listed as the owner of Axe Range, an axe-throwing lounge. She and her husband opened the axe-throwing lounge in 2019. They opened a second site in Schaumburg in the summer of 2020. However, they closed the business in 2020, according to a report in the Daily Herald newspaper. Also, Siyaj reportedly recently established Aenaz, Lom Investments and Testing Solutions. Read more on our website: <a href="http://realtalkmcsf.com/?p=655&amp;preview=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://realtalkmcsf.com/33-aleya-siyaj-covid-testing-scammer/</a>

#33. Aleya Siyaj - COVID Testing Scammer

Rachel Lee

This is the story of Oregon psychic con Rachel Lee, who stole $15 million from Ralph Raines Jr., an elderly timber heir based in Portland. In a decade-long scam, Rachel Lee mastered her way into managing Ralph’s financial and social affairs. She did literally anything to keep the poor old man on her leash, including planning a fake marriage between him and her own 17-year-old daughter. How did all this happen?Read the full story on our website: http://realtalkmcsf.com/32-rachel-lee-oregon-psychic-con/

This is the story of Oregon psychic con Rachel Lee, who stole $15 million from Ralph Raines Jr., an elderly timber heir based in Portland.  In a decade-long scam, Rachel Lee mastered her way into managing Ralph’s financial and social affairs. She did literally anything to keep the poor old man on her leash, including planning a fake marriage between him and her own 17-year-old daughter. How did all this happen? Read the full story on our website: <a href="http://realtalkmcsf.com/?p=640&amp;preview=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://realtalkmcsf.com/32-rachel-lee-oregon-psychic-con/</a>

#32. Rachel Lee: Oregon Psychic Con

This is the story of three men who were sentenced for stealing $750K from a Kentucky woman in a military dating scam.Pulling off the U.S. military dating scamUsing fraud and deceit, Thomas D. Inkoom of Newark, Kahad A. Wuupini of Auburn and Baaki Abdul Majeed of Tacoma used promises of love and romance to entice a Kentucky woman into an online dating scam that would see her lose over $750,000 of her money. The scam involved often persuading her to send money, personal and financial information, and items of value to a man she believed was an Army sergeant named James Nehmer.After getting cashier’s checks, personal checks and cash from the victim, the trio laundered the money from Washington state and New Jersey to Ghana. They purchased cars, shipped them to Ghana and then obtained cashier’s checks and wired money to each other as well as other unnamed individuals in both countries, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Eastern Kentucky.Read the full story on our website: http://realtalkmcsf.com/31-military-dating-scam/

This is the story of three men who were sentenced for stealing $750K from a Kentucky woman in a military dating scam. Pulling off the U.S. military dating scamUsing fraud and deceit, Thomas D. Inkoom of Newark, Kahad A. Wuupini of Auburn and Baaki Abdul Majeed of Tacoma used promises of love and romance to entice a Kentucky woman into an online dating scam that would see her lose over $750,000 of her money. The scam involved often persuading her to send money, personal and financial information, and items of value to a man she believed was an Army sergeant named James Nehmer. After getting cashier’s checks, personal checks and cash from the victim, the trio laundered the money from Washington state and New Jersey to Ghana. They purchased cars, shipped them to Ghana and then obtained cashier’s checks and wired money to each other as well as other unnamed individuals in both countries, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Eastern Kentucky. Read the full story on our website: <a href="http://realtalkmcsf.com/?p=628&amp;preview=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://realtalkmcsf.com/31-military-dating-scam/</a>

#31. Military Dating Scam

On this podcast, we will explore stories about conspiracies, misinformation, lies and deceit in politics and how it ruins people's lives.

Roselyn Keo

This is the story of Roselyn Keo who led the hustlers scheme where strippers drugged men and charged thousands on their credit cards.In Dec 2015, New York magazine’s contributing editor Jessica Pressler wrote an award-winning story "The Hustlers at Scores." This was after interviewing Roselyn Keo ‘Rosie,’ one of the two ringleaders of the New York strip club scam.Who is Roselyn Keo aka ‘Rosie’Roselyn Keo was born in 1984 in Rockland County, New York, United States.In the 2015 interview with journalist Jessica Pressler, Rosie, then 31, claimed that her parents’ had left her and her brother with elderly grandparents and taken off to Atlantic City when she was young. Her parents, Cambodian refugees, had come to America hoping for a better life but things didn’t work out as they’d expected. They “got caught up with the, you know, material crap, and the nice cars, and the nightlife…and just somewhere, they went wrong,” Rosie said.Rosie dropped out of school in her teens and, at 17, took a job at the New City Diner, an eatery in Nanuet. While working there one night, a manager at Lace [a nearby gentlemen’s club] gave her a $20 tip on a $20 check and suggested she come by if she was interested in making more money.She went to Lace the next day, lied about her age, and landed a job. She made $500 to $1,000 a night. But the real money, she knew, was in Manhattan. Soon, she started driving her used Honda into the city, to Flash Dancers in Times Square and Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club. Which is where she met Samantha Foxx.Read the full story on our website: http://realtalkmcsf.com/30-roselyn-keo-hustlers-scheme/ ‎

This is the story of Roselyn Keo who led the hustlers scheme where strippers drugged men and charged thousands on their credit cards. In Dec 2015, New York magazine’s contributing editor <a href="https://www.thecut.com/author/jessica-pressler/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Pressler</a> wrote an award-winning story "The Hustlers at Scores." This was after interviewing Roselyn Keo ‘Rosie,’ one of the two ringleaders of the New York strip club scam. Who is Roselyn Keo aka ‘Rosie’Roselyn Keo was born in 1984 in Rockland County, New York, United States.In the 2015 interview with journalist <a href="https://www.thecut.com/author/jessica-pressler/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Pressler</a>, Rosie, then 31, claimed that her parents’ had left her and her brother with elderly grandparents and taken off to Atlantic City when she was young. Her parents, Cambodian refugees, had come to America hoping for a better life but things didn’t work out as they’d expected. They “got caught up with the, you know, material crap, and the nice cars, and the nightlife…and just somewhere, they went wrong,” Rosie said.Rosie dropped out of school in her teens and, at 17, took a job at the New City Diner, an eatery in Nanuet. While working there one night, a manager at Lace [a nearby gentlemen’s club] gave her a $20 tip on a $20 check and suggested she come by if she was interested in making more money. She went to Lace the next day, lied about her age, and landed a job. She made $500 to $1,000 a night. But the real money, she knew, was in Manhattan. Soon, she started driving her used Honda into the city, to Flash Dancers in Times Square and Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club. Which is where she met Samantha Foxx. Read the full story on our website: <a href="http://realtalkmcsf.com/30-samantha-barbash-hustlers-scheme/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://realtalkmcsf.com/30-roselyn-keo-hustlers-scheme/</a><a href="http://realtalkmcsf.com/30-samantha-barbash-hustlers-scheme/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> ‎</a>

#30. Roselyn Keo - The Hustlers Scheme

Belle Gibson

This is the story of Belle Gibson, an Australian woman who allegedly faked a cancer diagnosis to scam thousands of dollars from the public.Born Annabelle Natalie Gibson on 8 October 1991 in Launceston, a riverside city in northern Tasmania, Belle is an Australian convicted scammer and pseudoscience advocate.In 2013, Belle claimed to have met a man called Mark Jones in 2009, who said he was a neurologist and immunologist. The man did certain tests on her and told her that she had stage 4 brain tumor, and approximately 4 months to live. However, no record of him exists.The same year, she claims to have had three life-saving heart operations, suffered two cardiac arrests, and even died, not once but twice on the operating table. There are unclear details of Belle’s progression with proper medical care, but somewhere along the way, she decided to ditch conventional medical care in favor of natural remedies to treat her terminal brain cancer. She claimed she was effectively self-managing her multiple cancers through diet, exercise, and alternative therapies.Read the full story on our website:  http://realtalkmcsf.com/29-belle-gibson-cancer-fraudster/

This is the story of Belle Gibson, an Australian woman who allegedly faked a cancer diagnosis to scam thousands of dollars from the public. Born Annabelle Natalie Gibson on 8 October 1991 in Launceston, a riverside city in northern Tasmania, Belle is an Australian convicted scammer and pseudoscience advocate. In 2013, Belle claimed to have met a man called Mark Jones in 2009, who said he was a neurologist and immunologist. The man did certain tests on her and told her that she had stage 4 brain tumor, and approximately 4 months to live. However, no record of him exists. The same year, she claims to have had three life-saving heart operations, suffered two cardiac arrests, and even died, not once but twice on the operating table. There are unclear details of Belle’s progression with proper medical care, but somewhere along the way, she decided to ditch conventional medical care in favor of natural remedies to treat her terminal brain cancer. She claimed she was effectively self-managing her multiple cancers through diet, exercise, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_medicine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alternative therapies</a>. Read the full story on our website:  <a href="http://realtalkmcsf.com/?p=592&amp;preview=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://realtalkmcsf.com/29-belle-gibson-cancer-fraudster/</a>

#29. Belle Gibson - Cancer Frauster

This is the story of Artem Lifshits, a Project Lakhta conspirator who participated in stealing U.S. persons’ identities and using them to undertake targeted efforts of undermining faith in U.S. democratic institutions and for self enrichment.On 10 September, 2020, the Department of Justice reported that it had charged Artem Lifshits, a Russian national, for his alleged role in a conspiracy to use the stolen identities of real U.S. persons to open fraudulent accounts at banking and cryptocurrency exchanges. The DOJ specifically charged Lifshits for stealing identities to facilitate the funding of Project Lakhta’s misinformation campaigns and for personal gain. Who is Artem Lifshits?Artem Mikhaylovich Lifshits is a 1992-born Russian national. He studied Bachelor of Economics at Saint Petersburg State University. Lifshits applied to work for Project Lakhta in 2015 soon after graduating. Beginning around January 2017, he became a manager in the “Translator Department,” which engaged in social media campaigns designed to stoke political division among Americans. He is alleged to be responsible for much of Project Lakhta’s influence operations.

This is the story of Artem Lifshits, a Project Lakhta conspirator who participated in stealing U.S. persons’ identities and using them to undertake targeted efforts of undermining faith in U.S. democratic institutions and for self enrichment. On 10 September, 2020, the Department of Justice reported that it had charged Artem Lifshits, a Russian national, for his alleged role in a conspiracy to use the stolen identities of real U.S. persons to open fraudulent accounts at banking and cryptocurrency exchanges. The DOJ specifically charged Lifshits for stealing identities to facilitate the funding of Project Lakhta’s misinformation campaigns and for personal gain.  Who is Artem Lifshits?Artem Mikhaylovich Lifshits is a 1992-born Russian national. He studied Bachelor of Economics at Saint Petersburg State University. Lifshits applied to work for Project Lakhta in 2015 soon after graduating. Beginning around January 2017, he became a manager in the “Translator Department,” which engaged in social media campaigns designed to stoke political division among Americans. He is alleged to be responsible for much of Project Lakhta’s influence operations.

#28. Artem Lifshits - Election Misinformation Conspirator

Part 2 of LuLaRoe Clothing Pyramid Scheme.Hear the first part here: http://realtalkmcsf.com/26-lularoe-clothing-pyramid-scheme/

Part 2 of LuLaRoe Clothing Pyramid Scheme.Hear the first part here: <a href="http://realtalkmcsf.com/26-lularoe-clothing-pyramid-scheme/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://realtalkmcsf.com/26-lularoe-clothing-pyramid-scheme/</a>

#27. LuLaRoe - Clothing Pyramid Scheme Part 2

LuLaRoe Clothing Pyramid SchemeHear the story of the LuLaRoe Clothing Pyramid Scheme, a billion-dollar fraud that came crashing down following mass exodus amid allegations of mind control, lies, and manipulation.What is LuLaRoe?DeAnne Brady and husband Mark Stidham founded LuLaRoe in 2012. It’s currently based in Corona, California. The genesis of LuLaRoe, DeAnne says, is her own experience sewing a skirt for her daughter - a “struggling mother...launched LuLaRoe with a vision to help others succeed...through grit and determination”, its website reads. The company’s name ‘LuLaRoe’ represents the names of three of DeAnne’s grandchildren. Aside from the seemingly sweet story of a struggling housewife wishing to help others succeed, LuLaRoe’s appeal also came from the promise of working from home at your own hours.DeAnne comes from a large Mormon family, like her husband Simon. Together, they have fourteen children (some adopted). Media reports indicate that at least five of their adult children joined their parents in the business and actually held management positions despite their limited business management skills or experience.Hear read the full story here: realtalkMCSf.com/26-lularoe-clothing-pyramid-schemePlease subscribe for more stories and episodes about scams, lies, frauds, conspiracies, hoaxes, and more!

<h4>LuLaRoe Clothing Pyramid Scheme</h4>Hear the story of the LuLaRoe Clothing Pyramid Scheme, a billion-dollar fraud that came crashing down following mass exodus amid allegations of mind control, lies, and manipulation. What is LuLaRoe?DeAnne Brady and husband Mark Stidham founded LuLaRoe in 2012. It’s currently based in Corona, California. The genesis of LuLaRoe, DeAnne says, is her own experience sewing a skirt for her daughter - a “struggling mother...launched LuLaRoe with a vision to <a href="https://www.lularoe.com/our-story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">help others succeed</a>...through grit and determination”, its website reads. The company’s name ‘LuLaRoe’ represents the names of three of DeAnne’s grandchildren. Aside from the seemingly sweet story of a struggling housewife wishing to help others succeed, LuLaRoe’s appeal also came from the promise of working from home at your own hours.DeAnne comes from a large Mormon family, like her husband Simon. Together, they have fourteen children (some adopted). Media reports indicate that at least five of their adult children joined their parents in the business and actually held management positions despite their limited business management skills or experience. Hear read the full story here: <a href="realtalkMCSf.com/26-lularoe-clothing-pyramid-scheme" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">realtalkMCSf.com/26-lularoe-clothing-pyramid-scheme</a> Please subscribe for more stories and episodes about scams, lies, frauds, conspiracies, hoaxes, and more!

#26. LuLaRoe Clothing Pyramid Scheme

This is the story of Alex Jones, right-wing conspiracy theorist who claimed that the Sandy Hook shooting was staged, and that “crisis actors” were employed in the ‘hoax’ in a bid to promote more restrictive gun control policies. Who is Alex Jones?Born Alexander Emerick Jones on February 11, 1974, Alex Jones is an American far-right conspiracy theorist. Jones has been in the media for decades, but what has made him widely known is the Alex Jones Show which he established in 1999 in Austin Texas as a public-access TV program. The Genesis Communications Network syndicates the show across the United States online. Alex Jones also has websites, including InfoWars, NewsWars and PrisonPlanet, which he uses to promote fake news and conspiracy theories. Besides, they are platforms for supporters of white nationalism and their ideology.Read the full story on our website: www.RealTalkMCSf.comIf you'd like to get more RealTalk stories, subscribe here.

This is the story of Alex Jones, right-wing conspiracy theorist who claimed that the Sandy Hook shooting was staged, and that “crisis actors” were employed in the ‘hoax’ in a bid to promote more restrictive gun control policies. Who is Alex Jones?Born Alexander Emerick Jones on February 11, 1974, Alex Jones is an American far-right conspiracy theorist. Jones has been in the media for decades, but what has made him widely known is the Alex Jones Show which he established in 1999 in Austin Texas as a public-access TV program. The Genesis Communications Network syndicates the show across the United States online. Alex Jones also has websites, including InfoWars, NewsWars and PrisonPlanet, which he uses to promote fake news and conspiracy theories. Besides, they are platforms for supporters of white nationalism and their ideology. Read the full story on our website: <a href="http://realtalkmcsf.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.RealTalkMCSf.com</a> If you'd like to get more RealTalk stories, <a href="http://realtalkmcsf.com/subscribe-to-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>.

#25. Alex Jones - Sandy Hook Conspiracy

Keith Raniere

This is the story of Keith Raniere who created a self-help sex cult (NXIVM) in the 1990s and amassed outrageous wealth through the notorious sex trafficking enterprise.Check out #23. Keith Raniere - NXIVM Sex Cult Part 1 and read the full article.KeywordsNXIVM sex cult, Keith Raniere, Nancy Salzman, Actress Allison Mack, New York sex cult

This is the story of Keith Raniere who created a self-help sex cult (NXIVM) in the 1990s and amassed outrageous wealth through the notorious sex trafficking enterprise. Check out <a href="https://bit.ly/2Ztkk5c" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">#23. Keith Raniere - NXIVM Sex Cult Part 1</a> and read the full article. KeywordsNXIVM sex cult, Keith Raniere, Nancy Salzman, Actress Allison Mack, New York sex cult

#24. Keith Raniere - NXIVM Sex Cult Part 2

This is the story of Keith Raniere who created a self-help sex cult (NXIVM) in the 1990s and amassed outrageous wealth through the notorious sex trafficking enterprise. Who is Keith Raniere? Keith Allen Raniere is an American born in Brooklyn, NY on August 26, 1960. His parents were James Raniere, a NY city advertising executive, and Vera Oschypko, a ballroom dancing instructor. He and his parents moved to Suffern, NY when he was five. The parents separated when he was eight. Stories told by his father portray a teenager who had flirtatious relationships with multiple girls. He was also proud and arrogant and often bragged about his intelligence. However, he graduated from college with a 2.26 GPA, having failed miserably at math and physics, the subjects he most bragged about. In his early 20s, he gained questionable membership to the MEGA Society - "the most exclusive ultrahigh IQ society," and also ran a multilevel marketing company which later got shut down when investigations proved it to be a pyramid scheme.Read the full story on our website: www.RealTalkMCSf.com Hear all of our stories on the YouTube RealTalk Full Episodes Playlist: https://bit.ly/3Cu6ONS

This is the story of Keith Raniere who created a self-help sex cult (NXIVM) in the 1990s and amassed outrageous wealth through the notorious sex trafficking enterprise. Who is Keith Raniere? Keith Allen Raniere is an American born in Brooklyn, NY on August 26, 1960. His parents were James Raniere, a NY city advertising executive, and Vera Oschypko, a ballroom dancing instructor. He and his parents moved to Suffern, NY when he was five. The parents separated when he was eight. Stories told by his father portray a teenager who had flirtatious relationships with multiple girls. He was also proud and arrogant and often bragged about his intelligence. However, he graduated from college with a 2.26 GPA, having failed miserably at math and physics, the subjects he most bragged about. In his early 20s, he gained questionable membership to the MEGA Society - "the most exclusive ultrahigh IQ society," and also ran a multilevel marketing company which later got shut down when investigations proved it to be a pyramid scheme. Read the full story on our website: <a href="http://www.realtalkmcsf.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.RealTalkMCSf.com</a> Hear all of our stories on the YouTube RealTalk Full Episodes Playlist: <a href="https://bit.ly/3Cu6ONS" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3Cu6ONS</a>

#23. Keith Raniere - NXIVM Sex Cult Part 1

This is the story of Mehmet Aydin who created a Farm Game Pyramid Scheme, duping people into believing they were investing in real farms, then he vanished with $80 million.Who is Mehmet Aydin?Mehmet Aydin is a 30-year-old male from Turkey. Aydin was raised on a farm, and before his farm game pyramid scheme, was trying to be a rapper. Mehmet’s childhood and youth portrays a boy growing up with poor morals into a young man of questionable character. The Bursa-born Turkish dropped out of a religious high school. His parents were Muslim, and he has one brother. The farm bank fraudster held several short-term jobs including as a waiter and dishwasher at a local cafe. Reports have it that at one point he sold sunglasses which he claimed enabled the user to see people in the nude.This story uncovers how the Turkish orchestrated perhaps the biggest and most lucrative app-based grift in history. Aydin used a FarmVille spinoff app that duped many into believing that by playing this smartphone game they were investing in real livestock and farms. The game was designed as a pyramid scheme where people would invest money into ‘farms’ for a good return on investment.Read the full story on our website: www.RealTalkMCSf.comIf you'd like to get more RealTalk stories, subscribe here.Hear all of our stories on the RealTalk Full Episodes Playlist.

This is the story of Mehmet Aydin who created a Farm Game Pyramid Scheme, duping people into believing they were investing in real farms, then he vanished with $80 million. Who is Mehmet Aydin?Mehmet Aydin is a 30-year-old male from Turkey. Aydin was raised on a farm, and before his farm game pyramid scheme, was trying to be a rapper. Mehmet’s childhood and youth portrays a boy growing up with poor morals into a young man of questionable character. The Bursa-born Turkish dropped out of a religious high school. His parents were Muslim, and he has one brother. The farm bank fraudster held several short-term jobs including as a waiter and dishwasher at a local cafe. Reports have it that at one point he sold sunglasses which he claimed enabled the user to see people in the nude. This story uncovers how the Turkish orchestrated perhaps the biggest and most lucrative app-based grift in history. Aydin used a FarmVille spinoff app that duped many into believing that by playing this smartphone game they were investing in real livestock and farms. The game was designed as a pyramid scheme where people would invest money into ‘farms’ for a good return on investment. Read the full story on our website: <a href="http://www.realtalkmcsf.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.RealTalkMCSf.com</a>If you'd like to get more RealTalk stories,<a href="http://realtalkmcsf.com/subscribe-to-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://realtalkmcsf.com/subscribe-to-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe here</a>.Hear all of our stories on the <a href="https://bit.ly/3Cu6ONS" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">RealTalk Full Episodes Playlist</a>.

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Nevin Shapiro

Who is Nevin Shapiro? Shapiro, convicted at age 42, was born in New York in 1969 to a Jewish family. He moved to Miami Beach with his family at an early age and graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1986. Shapiro was a member of the basketball and wrestling teams at the school. Shapiro used a Miami Beach-based company called Capitol Investments, USA (in which he was CEO) to dupe victims to invest in almost a billion dollars. He claimed that the company was a grocery diverter which bought low-priced food in one region and sold it for a profit elsewhere. He promised investors returns of between 10-26 percent, lying that the company was making tens of millions of dollars in annual sales. But as investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed, Capitol had virtually no income-generating business. Shapiro directed other individuals to create and show to investors documents that touted Capitol’s profitability. The documents included financial statements, profit and loss reports, tax returns, and invoices. Read more on our webiste:

<h4>Who is Nevin Shapiro?</h4> Shapiro, convicted at age 42, was born in New York in 1969 to a Jewish family. He moved to Miami Beach with his family at an early age and graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1986. Shapiro was a member of the basketball and wrestling teams at the school. Shapiro used a Miami Beach-based company called Capitol Investments, USA (in which he was CEO) to dupe victims to invest in almost a billion dollars. He claimed that the company was a grocery diverter which bought low-priced food in one region and sold it for a profit elsewhere. He promised investors returns of between 10-26 percent, lying that the company was making tens of millions of dollars in annual sales. But as investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed, Capitol had virtually no income-generating business. Shapiro directed other individuals to create and show to investors documents that touted Capitol’s profitability. The documents included financial statements, profit and loss reports, tax returns, and invoices. Read more on our webiste:

#21. Nevin Shapiro - Grocery Ponzi Scheme

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