EP. 219 — Santos, Bankman-Fried, King and More! UPDATES w/ Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan

What’s Poppin Con-gregation? This week, Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan, hosts of the I’ve Had It Podcast, join us for an update on some of our favorite scammers: Rep. George Santos, Sam Bankman-Fried, Shaun King and Bishop Lamor Whitehead. They have been busy and you don’t want to miss where they are now! Stay Schemin’!

NOTE: On Friday, Dec. 1st, 2023, The House of Representatives voted to expel Congressman George Santos over ethics violations.

This episode was recorded Nov. 29th, 2023.

Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/new-resolution-filed-expel-gop-rep-george-santos/story?id=104973663

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/nyregion/george-santos-donors-fund-raising.html#:~:text=The%20Mysterious%2C%20Unregistered%20Fund%20That,afoul%20of%20campaign%20finance%20rules.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/nyregion/george-santos-ethics-committee.html

https://www.reuters.com/legal/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-thought-rules-did-not-apply-him-prosecutor-says-2023-11-02/

https://www.businessinsider.com/ftx-ftx-trading-fish-in-prison-for-services-crypto-2023-11

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/02/business/ftx-sbf-fraud-trial-verdict/index.html#:~:text=Sam%20Bankman%2DFried%20was%20found,counts%20of%20fraud%20and%20conspiracy.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-releases-two-hostages-american-mother-and-daughter-judith-and-natalie-raanan/

https://www.tmz.com/2023/10/21/shaun-king-claim-help-free-american-hostages-hamas-family-pushback/

https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/05/01/bishop-lamor-whitehead-accused-deed-theft-church/

https://gothamist.com/news/bishop-lamor-whitehead-robbery-case-turns-awkward-after-guilty-plea-pulled

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