233: Monica Libao & Jamaikan lottohuijarit

Tässä jaksossa käsitellään kahta poikkeuksellista tapausta, jotka molemmat liittyvät luottamukseen ja petokseen, mutta hyvin eri tavoin. Ensimmäisessä tarinassa seurataan Monica Libaoa, joka sai teini-ikäisenä tietää, etteivät hänen vanhempansa Burma ja Pablo Libao voineet olla hänen biologiset vanhempansa. Kun Monica alkoi kysellä asiasta perheeltään, vastaukset olivat ristiriitaisia ja vältteleviä. Oliko hän laittoman adoption uhri vai oliko hänet kaapattu? Miksei kukaan suostunut kertomaan, miten Burmasta ja Pablosta tuli hänen vanhempansa? Toisessa tapauksessa tutustutaan kansainväliseen huijausverkostoon, jossa pahaa-aavistamattomilta uhreilta yritetään huijata rahaa lupaamalla olematonta lottovoittoa. Vuonna 2014 jamaikalainen huijari Keniel Aeon Thomas otti kohteekseen iäkkään miehen, jota hän luuli eläkkeellä olevaksi tuomariksi. Kun Thomas pyysi mieheltä tuhansia dollareita Mega Millions - lottovoiton verojen maksamiseen, mies tiesi heti puhuvansa huijarille. Mies oli vain yksi monista Thomasin ja kumppaneiden huijausyritysten kohteista, mutta mahdollisesti kaikkein vaikutusvaltaisin. Jakso on tuotettu yksinoikeudella Podmelle. Pääasialliset lähteet: Army Cemeteries Explorer https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/index.html#/ft-benning/search/results/1/CgVMaWJhbxIFUGFibG8-/ Sanomalehtiartikkeli The Key West Citizen, 5.11.1954 https://www.newspapers.com/image/842157413/?match=1&terms=%22Pablo%20Libao%22 Elizabeth Ann Gill – The Charley Project https://charleyproject.org/case/elizabeth-ann-gill Long-Secret Black-Market Baby Scandal Uncovered - Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-06-mn-10123-story.html Mary Agnes Gross | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Mary_Agnes_Gross Lori Mae Peugeot – The Charley Project https://charleyproject.org/case/lori-mae-peugeot "Hicks Babies" trying to find their roots decades later - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hicks-babies-trying-to-find-their-roots-decades-later/ The Cole babies: Years later, they search for identity https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/state/2012/03/31/the-cole-babies-years-later/7742108007 https://www.facebook.com/ MonicaSusieLibao https://www.facebook.com/MonicaSusieLibao/ Monica Libao - Unsolved Mysteries https://unsolved.com/gallery/monica-libao/ Who is Monica Libao? Was she a stolen baby? : r/UnresolvedMysteries https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/vtlfnn/who_is_monica_libao_was_she_a_stolen_baby/ FL - Monica Libao, may have been abducted as infant, 1963-64 | Websleuths https://websleuths.com/threads/fl-monica-libao-may-have-been-abducted-as-infant-1963-64.36958/ The baby black market https://www.tuamhomesurvivors.com/media-items/print/21-the-baby-black-market UNITED STATES v. THOMAS (2021) | FindLaw https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-dc-circuit/2131692.html Ex-CIA, FBI director threatened by scammer, then helps put him in prison | CNN Politics https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/08/politics/cia-fbi-scammer-william-webster/index.html Jamaican man accused of swindling Americans in lottery scheme | Miami Herald https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article10025657.html William H. Webster, February 23, 1978 - May 25, 1987 — FBI https://www.fbi.gov/history/directors/william-h-webster First Jamaican ever extradited to US in connection with international lottery scheme pleads guilty in Florida | ICE https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/first-jamaican-ever-extradited-us-connection-international-lottery-scheme-pleads Jamaican Man Sentenced to Prison for Involvement in International Lottery Fraud Scheme — FBI https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/minneapolis/news/press-releases/jamaican-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-involvement-in-international-lottery-fraud-scheme Driven to death by phone scammers | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/07/us/jamaica-lottery-scam-suicide/index.html 'Bebe' murdered gangland-style, J-FLAG wants speedy investigation | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140527/lead/lead6.html Trapped in the dark world of lottery scamming | News | Jamaica Gleaner https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220313/trapped-dark-world-lottery-scamming Note to phone scammers: Don't call the former head of the FBI https://www.vice.com/en/article/note-to-phone-scammers-dont-call-the-former-head-of-the-fbi/ District of Columbia | Jamaican National Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge in Lottery Fraud/Extortion Scheme | United States Department of Justice https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/jamaican-national-pleads-guilty-federal-charge-lottery-fraudextortion-scheme Nick in the AM: Macomb native Lynda Webster, ex-CIA/FBI boss husband nab scammer https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/columns/nick-in-the-morning/2019/02/12/nick-in-am-macomb-native/6016915007/ Former FBI Director William Webster Helps Foil Elder Fraud Scam https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/webster-scam-final-021919.mp4/view Jamaica Homicide Spike Fuelled by Lottery Scam https://insightcrime.org/news/brief/jamaica-homicide-spike-fuelled-by-lottery-scam/ Jamaica Prepares to Strike Anew at Lottery Scammers https://insightcrime.org/news/jamaica-prepares-to-strike-anew-at-lottery-scammers/