EP. 35 — The Mischievous Missionary with Bernard David Jones

Peace be with you, con-gregation! This week Bernard David Jones (The Mayor, Uncorked) is on the pod for this week’s scam sermon involving a missionary who will have plenty to talk about at his next confession. Plus, some good old fashioned cut off your hand insurance fraud!

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

Sources: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7xjne4/the-counterfeiting-missionary-and-the-fake-pittsburgh-playboy

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/us-citizen-sentenced-prison-leading-international-counterfeit-currency-operation

https://abcnews.go.com/International/slovenian-woman-accused-insurance-fraud-sawing-off-hand/story?id=61629329

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