Swindled is a podcast utilizing narrative storytelling, archival audio, and immersive soundscapes, to tell true stories of white-collar criminals, con artists, and corporate evil.
The anonymous host, using “A Concerned Citizen” as moniker, recounts tales of real life, financially motivated crimes including embezzlement, fraud, Ponzi schemes, environmental disasters, corporate negligence, corruption, and more.
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An aviation entrepreneur creates the boy band craze of the nineties and one of the longest running Ponzi schemes in American history.
Prelude:
In Australia, Alan Bond is remembered as both a national hero and national disgrace.
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The Hit Charade: Lou Pearlman, Boy Bands, and the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in U.S. History by Tyler Gray
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