If I can stay out of jail, I intend to run for the presidency. The Lady and the Dale III
That’s how they got her – because she came back to say goodbye to her kids. ibid.
Once convicted, she fell into her old ways and skipped the date she was supposed to appear in court. She jumped bail. The Lady and the Dale IV, attorney
Interviewer: What do you prefer?
Elizabeth: Woman’s prison.
Interviewer: Why?
Elizabeth: Because I’m a woman. ibid.
Her transness was actually legally recognised in court. That represents a small measure of progress. ibid.
Fighting the fraudsters: how scammers get inside our wallets as well as getting inside our minds. The devastating impact on victims and what needs to be done. Tonight: Scams: Fighting the Fraudsters, ITV 2022
The UK has been branded the fraud capital of the world. ibid.
Fraud: Ripping off the Elderly. The growing number of victims. And how can we spot the signs. How it remains hidden. And how can we stop it? Tonight: Ripping Off the Elderly, ITV 2024
Fraud office uncovers bombshell: Maxwell’s daylight robbery. £400 million missing [pension money] … ‘It was a fraud and it had happened very fast.’ House of Maxwell II, BBC 2022
This is the story of one of the biggest corporate scandals since the global financial crisis. The story of an Australian who wooed the rich and powerful on his way to becoming a billionaire. Before the business Greensill built came crashing down. Four Corners: Greensill Capital, Youtube 45.07, ABC 2021
The fallout has sparked a political scandal and investigations of suspected corporate fraud. ibid.
‘A card saying he’s the prime minister’s [Cameron] special advisor.’ ibid.
Supply chain finance … Greensill Capital marketed itself as a company that could use technology to bring supply chain finance into the 21st century. ibid.
As the Gupta family group alliance bought steel-mills throughout Europe, Greensill capital leant it billions. ibid.
Greensill Capital created some complicated financial products to help fund its lending. ibid.
In Germany the finance regulator began probing Greensill bank and discovered the bank had massive lending exposure to Gupta’s GFG Alliance. ibid.
Inside a well-known Sydney strip club a plan is about to be hatched … They’re plotting a new business that’s going to make them more than a hundred million dollars. That business is a scam to rip off the Australian taxation office. They name it after the Greek god of wealth, Plutus. Plutus will become the biggest tax fraud in Australia’s history. Four Corners: Dirty Deeds: Inside Australia’s Biggest Tax Scam, Youtube 42.20, ABC 2023
With 28,000 pages of evidence and 70 hours of police surveillance recordings … the story of how they did it … and how they were brought down. ibid.
Their plan is to set up a payroll company that processes wages on behalf of other businesses. They’ll rake in clients’ money but instead of paying the tax they owe the government they’ll just keep it. ibid.
How easy would it be to take the British establishment for a ride? This woman knows. She is the Australian criminal mastermind who cheated millions out of the rich and famous. And even had tea with the Queen. And she and her love almost got away with it. Cutting Edge: Crooked Tarts & Coronets, Channel 4 2003
‘The former brothel madams from Australia have been sentenced to five and three years respectively after pleading guilty a series of fraud charges …’ ibid. news
Evelyn dazzled her wealthy investors with talk of complex inter-banking systems, the world’s money markets and double-A rated corporate bonds, offering incredible returns within thirty days. ibid.
‘It’s not the money that motivates me to do it. It’s a game.’ ibid. Evelyn
Have you heard about this Real Housewives fraud case? … Jen Shah’s telemarketing crimes … For nine years she was part of a scheme that scammed millions of dollars from elderly victims … until their bank accounts were empty. True Crime Recaps: Real Housewives of Salt Lake City: Jen Shah Goes to Prison! Youtube 6.03, 2023
She and one of her assistants, Stuart Smith, were arrested while they were filming Season 2. They were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. ibid.
Jen and her assistant sold lists of potential victims. ibid.
It’s a very strange company. Companies are being set up. Money comes in, money goes out. That is totally spooky. Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard, insider, Netflix 2022
A growing scandal involving a Germany digital payments company Wirecard. ibid. US news
Money laundering, gambling, porn, helping terrorist organisations … It looked like a bank but it was actually a robbery. ibid. man in the know
We’re a software company with a bank as a daughter. ibid. company to Financial Times journalist
Part of its business is money laundering for criminals. ibid.
Yes, so I started shorting the company. ibid. UK short seller
I was very aware that Wirecard were spying on us. ibid. Financial Times journalist
The whole thing is fake. None of it is real. They came up with this deep fake. ibid.
Japan’s SoftBank to invest 900 Million Euros in Wirecard. ibid. online news April 2019
The press conference that night was like The Muppet Show. ibid. observer
When Wirecard collapsed in June 2020 investo losses exceeded 20 billion Euros. ibid.