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Free Bonus: The Promotion (McDonald's Monopoly) Jan 05, 2020

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Originally published on January 8, 2018.

In a scheme that lasted over a decade, Jerome "Uncle Jerry" Jacobson defrauded fast-food giant McDonald's for over $20 million by rigging the promotional Monopoly game.

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S3 Ep43: The Sultan (Anthony Gignac) Dec 22, 2019

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A lifelong con artist impersonates a Saudi Arabian prince to live a life of luxury.

Prelude: Thomas Noe manages the State of Ohio's $50 million rare coin investment.

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S3 Ep42: The Revenger (Hunter Moore) Dec 08, 2019

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A middle school dropout embraces his role as "the most hated man on the Internet" after creating a notorious "revenge porn" website called Is Anyone Up.

Prelude: Kevin Bollaert becomes the first person convicted under California's revenge porn law.

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S3 Ep41: The GPO Girl (Samantha Azzopardi) Nov 24, 2019

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Australia's "most notorious con-woman" adopts multiple aliases to commit crimes around the world.

Prelude: Jerry Joseph leaves Haiti to become a high school basketball star in a small, west Texas town.

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S3 Ep40: The Mine (Crandall Canyon Mine) Nov 10, 2019

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A coal mining disaster in Utah places the mine's owner in the media spotlight.

Prelude: The Sago Mine disaster leads to renewed scrutiny on mine safety.

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S3 Ep39: The Madam (Deborah Jeane Palfrey) Oct 27, 2019

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The owner of a Washington D.C. escort agency loses everything after becoming the subject of a federal investigation.

Prelude: Kristin M. Davis, the Manhattan Madam, runs for office after spending time in prison.

Listen to Susie Bright's full interview with Deborah Jeane Palfrey on In Bed with Susie Bright exclusively on Audible.

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S3 Ep38: The Family Business (Doug Pielsticker) Oct 13, 2019

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A successful trucking company is destroyed after it is inherited by the boss' greedy son.

Prelude: Hundreds of Falcon Transport employees are blindsided by the company's sudden closure.

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S3 Ep37: The Survivor (Tania Head) Sep 29, 2019

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A Spanish woman becomes the president of a survivors group in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001.

Prelude: Fred Parisi, a New York City police officer, creates a foundation to support 9/11 first responders.

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S3 Ep36: The Fundraiser (Johnny Bobbitt Jr.) Sep 15, 2019

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A New Jersey couple raises money on GoFundMe to repay a homeless man for his act of kindness.

Prelude: Ginny Irovando Long organizes a fundraiser for her terminally ill son.

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S3 Ep35: The Whistleblower (Karen Silkwood) Sep 01, 2019

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A chemical technician risks her life to expose corporate misdeeds at a nuclear facility in Oklahoma.

Prelude: Energy mogul Robert S. Kerr becomes the "uncrowned king of the Senate."

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