White Collars, Red Hands

This week we talk about one of the most famous rats in history, besides that one that makes gingers cook well, and that rat's name is Ivan Boesky. An arbitrageur who made his wealth because his rich wife gave him a decent allowance, and also some illegal stuff.

This week we visit Japan as we discuss the details of an unsolved crime from the 1980's that saw multiple food companies threatened and extorted by someone who referred to themselves as The Monster with 21 Faces. The crime spree started with kidnapping end ended with death, potentially all at the hands of one fox-eyed man.

This week we discuss an Austria-Hungarian born conman named Victor Lustig (maybe?) who left a string of scam victims across two continents, found great success selling magic boxes and... The Eiffel tower... twice.

On the season 15 premiere episode we discuss Brian Kolfage, a purple heart recipient who used his military hero status to spread far-right conspiracies and to swindle a large sum of money from thousands in his " We Build the Wall" fundraiser.

It's the season finale so this week we take on the dark history of the Murdaugh family in South Carolina, who were considered an affluent small county dynasty. But what happens when their influence wasn't enough to keep all their skeletons in the closet? Find out on the conclusion to season 14!

This week we hop across the pond to talk about a recent accounting scandal from Great Britain. Patisserie Valerie is a century old bakery with beginnings shrouded in mystery but we know where they ended up... almost bankrupt from accounting fraud! Find out more about their delicious dupe on this week's episode.

This week's a quickie where we talk three stories surrounding the third largest company in the world: Amazon. And weirdly enough only one of the three has Amazon as the villain. Find out more on this week's episode!

This week we discuss the incredibly real tale of one time radio DJ Joel Greenberg, who after being elected as Seminole County Tax Collector started a string of unbelievably brazen crimes that got progressively worse and ended with an investigation in the highest seats of government.

This week we dive into the story of Renee Bach, a Christian missionary who started a group feeding children in Uganda. From there she moved onto running an unlicensed medical facility where she got a reputation for losing her child patients but what do you expect from a homeschooled doctor? Find out more on this week's episode!

This week we discuss the members of Forbes Hall of Shame that we haven't already covered. Join us as we detail the stories behind seven people picked to the 30 under 30 list that the publication later regretted.