Show notes
What happens when those who are in the business of earning your Trust and Protecting you decide to break the law? Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal Turned Good Guy, Brett Johnson, discusses how companies helped to facilitate Pandemic Fraud: Lining their Corporate Pockets with Billions of Dollars in processing fees while making it easy for Fraudsters to steal money needed by countless Americans. MoneyLion, Womply, BlueVine, Blue Acorn, and more. Brett discusses and shares information never discussed before: From Breaking down How Fraudsters share and exchange information, showing criminal tutorials on how to commit Food Stamp, FEMA, Unemployment Fraud, and More. Brett details his conversation with a Pandemic Fraudster, and then? shares with viewers the guilty companies and the evidence of how it happened. You dont want to miss this.
Also, Viewer mail, a new Prison Story, Coming to Faith, Calling out Fake Criminals, and a word about Joe Sullivan--CISO turned Criminal.
Clocking in at nearly 3 hours, episode 61 is the longest Brett Johnson Show to date. But its worth it.
Time Stamps:
00:58 What is Today's Episode About? A Breakdown
02:20 Viewer mail--Dawn
12:31 JSU Thinks Criminals dont work hard
19:09 Nick Asks about addiction
20:42 Brett's Experience with Edibles
32:45 CJ--Addiction and Faith
43:32 Uallrite--Intimidated, A Prison Story
58:21 A follow up on Fake Criminals
1:13:11 Joe Sullivan, CISO turned Crimnal
1:24:35 When the Good Guys SUCK!
1:25:53 Section 1: Setting the Stage for Pandemic Fraud
1:46:36 A showcase of Criminal Tutorials
1:56:25 A Telegram Tour
2:01:24 Section 2: The Criminal Insight into Pandemic Fraud
2:13:35 Section 3: The Companies, the Proof, problems and Fallout
2:23:47 Noticing the Fraud
2:27:37 How to Build Proper Security
2:40:30 Conversations and Slacks
2:49:17 Takeaways
Links:
Joe Sullivan Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sullivan_(Internet_security_expert)
NPR Fintech Fraud
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/06/1140823783/a-congressional-report-says-financial-technology-companies-fueled-rampant-ppp-fr
How Fintechs Facilitated Fraud
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2022/12/01/house-panel-arizona-company-blueacorn-ppp-facilitated-massive-fraud/69689317007/
SBA bans Womply, Blue Acorn
https://www.bankingdive.com/news/sba-ppp-bars-fintech-womply-blueacorn-investigates-cross-river-celtic-customers-bank/638440/
Pandemic Fraud makes CEO's Rich
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2022/12/01/ppp-fraud-enriched-online-lending-ceos-families-new-report-says/10806533002/
Fintechs make bank on Stimulus Fraud
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/01/fintech-covid-relief-fraud/
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