Legendary Crooks - True Stories

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  • Summary

  • Earning money legally? Boooring. It's not just in the movies that you find dishonest people who will do anything to line their pockets. These crooks you're about to hear about have been making money by ripping off the world for years. Worthy of the greatest Hollywood scenarios!Bold and manipulative, they fooled even the smartest people.But these dreams can't last forever; the truth always comes out. In our podcast Legendary Crooks, you'll discover the incredible but true stories of Charles Ponzi, Bernard Madoff, or the story of Victor Lustig, the man who sold the Eiffel Tower.


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Episodes
  • Jordan Belfort : the wolf of Wall Street

    Jordan Belfort : the wolf of Wall Street
    Nov 2 2024

    Born into a modest family in the Bronx, Jordan Belfort grew up in Queens with dreams of becoming rich. When he was told in dental school that the golden age of the profession was over, he left the school to work in finance. It was the late 80's, and the Wall Street jungle was in its full glory...


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    4 mins
  • John Brinkley : the biggest medical quack

    John Brinkley : the biggest medical quack
    Oct 30 2024

    Desiring to become a physician, but unable to afford medical school, John Brinkley, born in 1885 to a modest North Carolina family, decided to buy a degree outright. With no skills whatsoever, he was now allowed to practice in Kansas, Arkansas, and Missouri. Obviously, this could only spell disaster...


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    5 mins
  • Rudy Kurniawan : the grapes of wrath

    Rudy Kurniawan : the grapes of wrath
    Oct 26 2024

    Zhen Wang Huang is an Indonesian who is considered one of the leading experts in oenology in the early 2000s. Born in Indonesia to Chinese parents, he immigrated to the United States in 1998 and studied in California. He quickly took the name Rudy Kurniawan, and presented himself as a rich Indonesian heir. He started a career as a wine collector, specializing in French wines and became a key figure in the industry at the age of 30...


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    4 mins

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