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**Swindled**

A narrative true-crime podcast that uses immersive storytelling, archival audio, and cinematic sound design to explore the world of white-collar crime, con artists, and corporate evil. From Ponzi schemes and financial fraud to environmental disasters and political scandals, each story reveals how greed, deception, and the pursuit of power have shaped our world—often with devastating consequences. Become a ValuedListener™ at ValuedListener.com

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S3 Ep34: The Tour (Jered Threatin) Aug 18, 2019

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A disastrous European tour reveals that an American rock band manufactured an entire fan base.

Prelude: German R&B duo, Milli Vanilli, is exposed for lip-syncing.

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S3 Ep33: The Implants (Poly Implant Prothèse) Aug 04, 2019

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A French breast implant manufacturing company's method of cutting costs incites a global health scare.

Prelude: Concerns over safety issues related to silicone breast implants lead to a moratorium on sales in the United States.

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S3 Ep32: The Match (Simon Leviev) Jul 21, 2019

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An international fraudster posing as a wealthy CEO utilizes a popular dating app to scam women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Prelude: Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, an Australian grandmother, meets the man of her dreams online.

Link to the VG report: https://www.vg.no/spesial/2019/tindersvindleren/english/

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S3 Ep31: The Socialite (Anna Delvey) Jul 07, 2019

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A Russian-born con artist posing as a wealthy German heiress scams businesses and acquaintances in an attempt to develop her own art foundation in New York.

Prelude: Kari Ferrell's Brooklyn exploits earn her the nickname "The Hipster Grifter."

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S2 Ep30: The Producer (Joe Francis) Apr 01, 2019

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A young entrepreneur’s Girls Gone Wild franchise leads to a litany of legal issues related to tax evasion, bribery, and false imprisonment as well as accusations of sexual assault.

Prelude: A group of high school students creates a much-maligned reality film titled Bumfights that features amateur stunts performed by homeless people.

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S2 Ep29: The Downline (Herbalife) Mar 17, 2019

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A multi-level marketing company becomes a global success despite accusations of dangerous products and exploitation.

Prelude: Glenn W. Turner’s lifetime of pyramid schemes.

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S2 Ep28: The Sting (Abscam) Mar 03, 2019

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The FBI turns to a career con artist to assist with an undercover sting operation that ensnares multiple members of the United States Congress.

Prelude: Mel Weinberg’s lifetime of scams finally catches up with him.

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S2 Ep27: The Mayor (Kwame Kilpatrick) Feb 17, 2019

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A young politician ruins a promising career with numerous financial and sexual scandals.

Prelude: The unsolved murder of Tamara Greene.

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S2 Ep26: The Body Snatcher (Michael Mastromarino) Feb 03, 2019

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A prominent oral surgeon embarks on a new career path after an addiction to painkillers leads to the loss of his dental license.

Prelude: A horrifying discovery is made at the Tri-State Crematory in northwest Georgia.

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S2 Ep25: The Formula (Nestlé Boycott of 1977) Jan 20, 2019

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An international boycott ensues after a multinational corporation is accused of contributing to the deaths of millions of infants around the world.

Prelude: Baby milk tainted with an industrial chemical leads to over 300,000 illnesses and 6 deaths in China.

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