25: The Gucci Goddess
Meet Janet Yamanaka Mello—better known as the "Gucci Goddess." She wasn’t your typical fraudster. Dripping in designer labels, driving luxury cars, and amassing an absurd collection of real estate, sh...
8 Touko 202529min
23: My Wife, The Ponzi Schemer
This is an Interview with a man convicted of a Ponzi scheme. It originally aired on the PRETEND podcast. Bill Livolsi says he was just trying to help his wife, Linda, the ringleader of a multi-milli...
23 Huhti 202535min
22. The Ponzi Defense: Elliot Abrams on White-Collar Legal Tactics
What happens after the feds kick in your door? In this special bonus episode of The Ponzi Playbook, we sit down with white-collar defense attorney Elliot Sol Abrams—partner at Cheshire Parker Schneid...
31 Maalis 202549min
21: The AI Hitmaker: Michael Smith’s $10 Million Stream Scheme
What if you could create thousands of songs using AI… and make millions off them without a single fan? That’s exactly what prosecutors say Michael Smith did. In this episode of The Ponzi Playbook, Ja...
27 Maalis 202538min
20: The Ponzi Priestess
When the FBI raided financial advisor Dawn Bennett’s luxury penthouse in 2017, they expected to find evidence of fraud. What they didn’t expect? Freezers packed with mason jars—each containing a sever...
26 Helmi 202531min
19: Burkhalter’s $372M Drive Planning Scheme
A guaranteed 10% return in just 90 days—sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it was. In this episode, we investigate Todd Burkhalter and Drive Planning, a Georgia-based financial firm that promise...
12 Helmi 202540min
The White Collar Support Group
Hey everyone, it's Javier. Neal and I are working hard on season two of the Ponzi Playbook. In the meantime, I want to share an episode that I think you'll enjoy from my other podcast PRETEND. It’s ...
22 Loka 202456min
18: Confessions of a Ponzi Schemer: The Timepiece Gentleman (Anthony Farrar)
This episode offers an unprecedented look into the life of the 'Timepiece Gentleman' Ponzi schemer, Anthony Farrar, whose love for luxury watches spiraled into a deceitful web of lies, culminating in ...
9 Huhti 202448min
