The Crooked Carpet Cleaner w/ Ronnie Adrian (Fraud Friday)

About this episode

Laci Mosley and Ronnie Adrian discuss the carpet-cleaning Ponzi schemer Barry Jay Minkow and the case of Bruce Bagley, a professor guilty of money laundering.

In this week’s Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by comedian and actor Ronnie Adrian (Grand Crew, EverythingNowShow) to explore the absolute mess of carpet-cleaning Ponzi schemer Barry Jay Minkow, who got his career as a con man started early in his youth. Plus, in Scammer of the Week, we meet Bruce Bagley, a 73-year-old International Studies professor who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 02/03/2020) Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Research by Sharilyn Vera SOURCES: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Minkow https://news.sky.com/story/international-money-laundering-expert-arrested-for-money-laundering-11864982

People in this episode

Host: Laci Mosley

Guest: Ronnie Adrian

Topics covered

• Ponzi scheme
• carpet cleaning
• money laundering
• true crime
• comedy

Keywords

• Ponzi scheme
• Barry Jay Minkow
• Ronnie Adrian
• money laundering
• Scam Goddess

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grand Crew, EverythingNowShow

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