About this episode

Jamie Loftus returns to discuss the fraudulent New Jersey deli that became a multimillion-dollar company.

The incredible Jamie Loftus makes her Scam Goddess return! We've brought the hot dog expert in to help us understand how the fraud sausage at a New Jersey deli became a multimillion-dollar company traded on the stock market. Along the way, she and Laci discuss hometown heroes, fast food menus, and sexy buildings. Support Jamie Loftus and Sexy Buildings Pre-order Jamie's book, The Tower, here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250480422/thetower/   We're on YouTube: Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess   SOURCES https://www.businessinsider.com/new-jersey-deli-100-million-stock-fraud-inside-story-2026-2 https://njbiz.com/nj-deli-stock-scheme-sentencing/ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/new-jersey-deli-sentencing-coker-stock.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/19/father-son-plead-guilty-in-100-million-new-jersey-deli-stock-scheme.html   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/arts/louvre-museum-ticket-scam-arrests.html https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/story-100m-new-jersey-deli https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/06/the-usd100-million-new-jersey-deli-a-theory.html…

People in this episode

Host: Laci

Guest: Jamie Loftus

Topics covered

• fraud
• deli
• stock market
• comedy
• true crime
• hot dogs
• hometown heroes

Keywords

• New Jersey deli
• fraud
• stock scheme
• Jamie Loftus
• hot dog expert
• comedy podcast
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeartPodcasts, Macmillan

Books & works: The Tower

Places: New Jersey

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