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Elizabeth Holmes was just 19 year old when she dropped out of Stanford University with a dream of creating a company that would revolutionize blood testing. J Aubrey online, ‘The Crimes of Elizabeth Holmes: 10 Billion Dollar Fraud, Youtube 2022
One name in particular boasts a historic degree of disgrace. ibid.
‘This is a very big deal.’ ibid. Clinton on stage with Holmes
Elizabeth founded what became Theranos in 2003. ibid.
Engineers lost more confidence by the day. ibid.
Elizabeth was determined to go commercial as soon as possible. ibid.
Elizabeth Holmes knew machines weren’t working, former Theranos lab director testifies. ibid. tech online Yasmin Khorram article 1st October 2021
Elizabeth was obsessed with Steve Jobs. ibid.
Theranos took lab safety almost as seriously as it took quality control. ibid.
[news reports]: Republicans from New York are ready to unseat scandal-ridden Congressman George Santos … The representative is being accused of identify theft … wire fraud, false statements, falsification of records … scamming a disabled veteran out of money he was raising for his sick dog … now denying reports that he once performed as a drag queen in Brazil … J Aubrey online, ‘The Lies of George Santos: All American Fraud’, Youtube 2023
This guy’s entire existence is made up. He’s lived about a million different lives, and as a result, has put himself in the crosshairs of the FBI, the FEC, the GOP, the Brazilian Government, the House of Ethics Committee ... ibid.
We are talking an entirely different breed of criminal. ibid.
His drag career began at 17. ibid.
[comment]: There was only two of them running this charity – mother and daughter. The Mother of All Cons I: I Smell a Rat, BBC 2026
Then one day they found their Prince Charming [One Direction]. And they told the whole world about Believe in Magic. ibid. fairystory-style commentary
Together they raised thousands and thousands and thousands of pounds to spinkle magic wherever it was needed. But other people in the forest thought it was too good to be true. ibid.
Increasingly the charity was cash-rich. ibid. comment
Were they amazing women that were just in this for the children? Was Megan really sick? Or are they doing this for money? ibid. Joanna investigates
It’s Meghan’s family that are controlling the charity money. ibid.
[comment]: Whenever Megan did something, it was so monumentally over the top. The Mother of All Cons II: Turning Detective
You guys got in touch, and that was when I realised not everything was as it appeared. ibid. charity-giving pilot
Does she [Megan] really have a brain tumour? ibid. Nick investigates
And the whole thing become more ugly and unedifying as time goes on. ibid.
There’s other people like me who are not falling for this crap. ibid. Megan’s older sister
How did Megan die? What happened to her? ibid.
[Alex, friend]: The whole thing just felt really surreal. I was just so confused, like, I’ve never heard of a funeral really being cancelled. The Mother of All Cons III: Answers
I had no idea where it would lead. ibid. investigator Jo
How does a 23-year-old die of fatty liver disease? Ibid. Megan’s older sister
She didn’t have a brain tumour. ibid. Nick
Girl faked brain tumour to dupe stars out of cash and live high life. ibid. newspaper headline
I fully believe that Meg thought she was ill as they were saying. ibid. Beth, friend
I think that doting turned into controlling. ibid.
It was almost like Jean [mother] wanted an accident. ibid. Megan’s older sister
What if this is Munchausen by Proxy (medical child abuse?) ibid.
Jean’s tweeted One Direction over 500 times. ibid.
Maybe Meg really is feeling sick, but maybe it’s because of all this morphine that she’s taking. ibid.
[victim]: When you’re in love, you feel hope for the future. I wanted love because I was lonely. Hey Beautiful: Anatomy of a Romance Scam I: The Face of Trouble, BBC 2026
It’s kind of like a cult. At night when my husband would go to bed, that’s when I talked to him. It was like a drug. ibid.
Day after day he texted me … He texted more and more compliments … ibid.
The reality of it all just sunk in. ibid.
I paid for the heart surgery. ibid.
I found out who the man was behind the pictures. ibid.
[Brian]: I’m a gay man. I live in Los Angeles. Hey Beautiful: Anatomy of a Romance Scam II: Male Fraud
I am an explorer of areas that are outside the norm. ibid.
And then I got this email from this woman that wants me to verify that you know, that I’m Brian Haugen. I was kind of like … OK … It was coming out of nowhere … Wait, what is this? … I start getting more and more emails from women. ibid.
It was my face and a story. But I wasn’t part of that story. ibid.
All of my images had been used for scamming women out of their life savings. ibid.
ScamHaters’ lady: Thousands of women have reached out to us. ibid.
Scott Donald Hall. I didn’t know who he was. And I wanted to track him down. ibid. victim
I need control of my identity. ibid. Brian
It’s not one scammer. There are literally thousands. Ibid. ScamHaters’ lady to Brian
If you keep it a secrets, the scammers win … This is a fight for justice for these women. And it’s also a fight for my identity. ibid. Brian