Simply ZZZZ Worst
About this episode
The episode explores the rise and fall of teenage entrepreneur Barry Minkow and his fraudulent carpet cleaning empire.
A teenage entrepreneur charms Southern California, and then Wall Street, with his rapidly growing carpet cleaning and insurance restoration empire. Sponsors UNC - https://ohmyfraud.promo/UNC Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com . CONNECT WITH CALEB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: Behind ‘Whiz Kid’ Is a Trail of False Credit Card Billings [LAT] Minkow Is Convicted on All Charges: Jury Decides That ZZZZ Best Founder Masterminded Fraud [LAT] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-15-mn-362-story.html ZZZZ Best: The House of Cards Falls [LAT] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-06-mn-6256-story.html Police Learn How Mob Moved In on Minkow [LAT] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-21-mn-44325-story.html Last Loose End Wrapped Up in ZZZZ Best Fraud Case [LAT] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-05-mn-54183-story.html Barry Minkow to Help U.S. Investigators…
Topics covered
- fraud
- teenage entrepreneur
- carpet cleaning
- insurance restoration
- Wall Street
- Ponzi schemes
Keywords
- fraud
- Barry Minkow
- ZZZZ Best
- Ponzi scheme
- carpet cleaning
- insurance restoration
- Southern California
Sponsors
UNC
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