The Billionaire Boys Club: Fraud, Cult Vibes, and the Murders of LA's Elite
We are exploring the true story of the Billionaire Boys Club (BBC), a group that defined the greed-is-good ethos of 1980s Los Angeles. Led by charismatic young financial expert Joe Hunt, the BBC was far from an innocent social group for the wealthy—it was a sophisticated scheme built on fraud, manipulation, and cult-like control.
The Man, The Myth, The Scheme: The Financial Fraud Empire of Charles Ponzi
We are taking a wild ride back to the 1920s to meet the man whose name is now synonymous with financial fraud: Charles Ponzi. Born Carlo Pietro Giovanni Guglielmo Tebaldo Ponzi, he was an ambitious Italian immigrant who arrived in America and turned a simple idea into a record-breaking financial deception.
The Vanishing of Melissa Caddick: A Stylish Sydney Life and a Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
She was wealthy, stylish, and appeared to be living the dream life in Sydney, Australia. Then, without a trace, Melissa Caddick vanished. The mystery of her disappearance was only the beginning of a bizarre and captivating scandal that would unravel in the wake of her going missing. This episode dives into the life she projected, the multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme she was allegedly running, and the shocking discovery of a severed, decaying foot that washed up on a beach—which was later identified as belonging to Melissa. Join us as we explore the facts and fun facts of Australia, including the true fate of the con artist who disappeared into thin air.
