November 23, 2023
EP. 217.5 — Fraud Friday: The Captain of Collision w/ Nava Kavelin & Sophie Ansari
Happy Fraud Fridays! This week, we revisit our show with Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari. They discuss William Mize, who created a family business of staging car accidents. Plus, a California Tiktoker is alleged to have broken the state’s cottage law for selling homemade pickled goods. Stay Schemin!
Recorded on January 05, 2023.
Research by Kaelyn Brandt
Sources:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/staged-car-crashes-insurance-fraud.html
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