S5,E4: Emerald Illusions & Pots of Gold

About this episode

Mandi and Daphne discuss the illusions of fraud, featuring insights from whistleblower Tyler Schultz on the Theranos scandal.

Too-good-to-be-true promises often hide the biggest fraud schemes. In this episode, Mandi and Daphne explore the “pot of gold” illusion in fraud, from leprechaun folklore to the real-world deception behind the Theranos scandal. The episode also features a conversation with HCFS team member Paula about HCFSElevate, the upcoming user conference in Austin, where guest speaker and whistleblower Tyler Schultz will share the story behind exposing Theranos and why investigative professionals remain essential to uncovering fraud.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mandi, Daphne

Guests: Paula, Tyler Schultz

Topics covered

• fraud schemes
• deception
• whistleblowing
• investigative professionals
• user conference
• Theranos scandal
• leprechaun folklore

Keywords

• fraud
• Theranos
• whistleblower
• HCFSElevate
• investigation
• deception
• user conference

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Theranos, HCFS, HCFSElevate

Places: Austin

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