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S10 Ep138: The Lampoon (Tim Durham) Mar 28, 2026

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Indianapolis' most prominent businessman scrambles to preserve the elaborate financial fraud that funds his lavish lifestyle.

Prelude: The CEO of National Lampoon orchestrates a scheme to manipulate the company's stock price.

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S10 Ep137: The Apostle (David E. Taylor) Feb 27, 2026

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A modern faith healer's scandal-plagued ministry faces accusations of forced labor and money laundering.

Prelude: Kathryn Kuhlman's miracle healings are analyzed and imitated.

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S10 Ep136: The Blueprint (Chris & Jeff George) Jan 30, 2026

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Twin brothers in Florida become pioneers of a pain clinic industry that fuels a nationwide opioid epidemic.

Prelude: Purdue Pharma introduces its new, extended-release painkiller called OxyContin.

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Rerun: The Verrückt (Schlitterbahn) Jan 12, 2026

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Originally published April 17, 2022.

The quest to build the world's tallest water slide ends in tragedy. Prelude: A 14-year-old boy dies after falling from an amusement ride in Florida.

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S9 Ep135: The Panama Papers (Mossack Fonseca) Dec 24, 2025

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The leaked files of a Panamanian law firm offer a glimpse into the offshore economy used by politicians, criminals, and celebrities to hide wealth, evade taxes, and launder money.

Prelude: The assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta's most feared investigative journalist.

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Free Bonus: The Tic Tac Man (Bob McDonnell) Dec 08, 2025

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Originally published July 9, 2024.

A Virginia governor and his wife are indicted after receiving lavish gifts from a local businessman.

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S9 Ep134: The Motherlode (Bre-X) Nov 24, 2025

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A tiny Calgary-based exploration company ignites a global market frenzy when it discovers the world's largest gold deposit before collapsing into one of the biggest frauds in mining history.

Prelude: The "Bushman of the Shuswap" flees society after uncovering a massive conspiracy.

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S9 Ep133: The Fabulist (George Santos) Nov 09, 2025

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A newly elected congressman is expelled and prosecuted for financial crimes after his elaborate web of personal and professional lies unravels.

Prelude: JP Maroney's inventive "digital marketing arbitrage" is revealed to be a Ponzi scheme.

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Free Bonus: The Foundation (New Era Philanthropy) Oct 12, 2025

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Originally published February 11, 2025.

A prominent Christian businessman operates a massive, "too-good-to-be-true," charity-based Ponzi scheme.

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S9 Ep132: The Mix-Up (Velsicol Chemical Company) Sep 28, 2025

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A catastrophic contamination strikes Michigan when an industrial chemical (PBB) is mistakenly mixed into cattle feed.

Prelude: Workers at a Texas chemical plant are turned into “zombies" after exposure to the toxic pesticide Phosvel.

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