A compounding pharmacy's attempt to maximize revenue leads to a devastating public health crisis.
Prelude: Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals ships overly-potent medication to hospitals, including a neonatal intensive care unit.
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2024-08-04 16:33:41 +0000 UTC View Post
A man who federal authorities referred to as "Lubbock's Anna Delvey" defrauded nearly 60 people and businesses out of more than $3.5 million through various schemes.
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A Virginia governor and his wife are indicted after receiving lavish gifts from a local businessman.
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2024-07-09 15:40:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A reformed Satanic priest becomes America's most prominent Christian comedian and authority on the occult.
Prelude: Cassette recordings of John Todd's conspiratorial seminars spread through Evangelical communities.
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2024-06-30 19:59:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Dedicated fans of country band Sugarland are crushed when a stage collapses during a storm at the Indiana State Fair.
Prelude: A gust of wind destroys the stage at Ottawa Bluesfest while Cheap Trick performs.
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2024-06-13 22:00:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Impersonating a physician assistant accentuates a Texas teenager's crime spree.
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2024-06-02 15:13:27 +0000 UTC View Post
The arrest of Fall River's 23-year-old mayor ignites a political fiasco.
Prelude: A popular Massachusetts State Senator is convicted of bribery.
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The largest disability fraud case in United States history is linked to a flamboyant lawyer in a small Kentucky town.
Prelude: The history and abuse of Social Security Disability Insurance.
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A multinational meat processing company wreaks havoc on animals and people in pursuit of profits.
Prelude: Cody Easterday's $233 million "ghost cattle" scheme.
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The eccentric director of a veterans charity goes on the run after being exposed as a fraud.
Prelude: The downfall of a county commissioner in Florida.
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2024-04-14 06:58:32 +0000 UTC View Post
A Florida man's get-rich-quick scheme involves planting bombs at Target retail stores.
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2024-04-05 14:13:54 +0000 UTC View Post
A Nevada-based alkaline water company owned by a local politician is blamed for an outbreak of serious illnesses.
Prelude: The events surrounding a Nevada state senator's resignation.
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An aspiring actor's production company is revealed to be a massive Ponzi scheme.
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2024-03-21 16:04:29 +0000 UTC View Post
A village clerk in Nebraska leads the charge to rebuild after a catastrophic tornado and becomes the focal point of an international mystery.
Prelude: Twin tornadoes devastate Pilger, Nebraska.
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2024-03-15 04:45:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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2024-02-28 14:49:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Staged automobile accidents become the scam of choice in a family-oriented insurance fraud ring.
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2024-02-27 15:36:25 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Swindled's Valuable News for ValuedListeners™, A Concerned Citizen questions his future and calls a psychic hotline for guidance. Plus case updates featuring Nicholas Alahverdian, Melissa Caddick, Johnson & Johnson, and more!
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2024-02-20 15:44:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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A popular appliance company's too-good-to-be-true marketing promotion yields disastrous results.
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2024-01-17 05:35:49 +0000 UTC View Post
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A global monkey torture ring is discovered and exposed by amateur sleuths and the BBC.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of animal cruelty.
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2024-01-10 06:12:10 +0000 UTC View Post
A utility company's neglected equipment ignites the deadliest wildfire in California history.
Prelude: A natural gas leak destroys a neighborhood in San Bruno.
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2023-12-25 09:34:48 +0000 UTC View Post
A multi-level marketing salesman advertises his get-rich-quick schemes on television and becomes the “King of Infomercials.”
Prelude: The founder of a nutrition company is suspected in the mysterious death of his wife.
2023-12-08 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A popular vegan restaurant is destroyed when its beloved owner falls for the wrong man.
Prelude: The PlantLab culinary academy cancels classes after the CEO disappears.
2023-12-01 02:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The manufacturer of a persistent pesticide endangers the people and environment of Hopewell, Virginia.
Prelude: Two islands in the French West Indies are contaminated with chlordecone.
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2023-11-25 23:01:11 +0000 UTC View Post
An international boycott ensues after a multinational corporation is accused of contributing to the deaths of millions of infants around the world.
Prelude: Baby milk tainted with an industrial chemical leads to over 300,000 illnesses and 6 deaths in China.
2023-11-24 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
An infamous First Amendment activist becomes the “most hated woman in America” then mysteriously disappears.
Prelude: The constitutionality of state-sponsored prayer in public schools is challenged in the United States Supreme Court.
2023-11-17 02:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
An explosion on a deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico leads to the largest oil spill in United States history.
Prelude: More than 3.4 million barrels of crude oil leak into the ocean after an accident at the Ixtoc I well.
2023-11-10 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
