June 13, 2024

EP. 246.5 — Fraud Friday: The Stealing Starlets w/ Matt Rogers

What’s poppin, con-gregation? Today we re-visit our episode with Matt Rogers (Las Culturistas) who helps us break down the aspiring comedian who couldn’t steal the spotlight, so stole cash instead. Stay schemin!

 

This episode was originally recorded Feb. 2, 2021.

 

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Research by Sharilyn Vera.

 

SOURCES:

https://www.laweekly.com/the-case-of-the-bank-robbing-prostitutes-how-a-team-of-l-a-hookers-became-the-starlet-bandits

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/texas-teen-collects-17k-in-fake-cancer-scam/

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