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On April 14, 2021, in the federal prison in Butner, North Carolina, an 82-year-old inmate died. This man is Bernard Madoff, one of the greatest swindlers in history, the mastermind of the most elaborate Ponzi scheme. The businessman was at the head of one of the main investment c ...  Show more

An American company specializing in the production and transportation of gas, it was founded in 1985 by Kenneth Lay, a former member of the Reagan administration and close to Republican Party heavyweights like Bush, father and son. In the 1990s, deregulation of the energy market ...  Show more

On this day we recall the Police operation to ensnare prolific conman Victor Lustig.  The ‘Catch Me If You Can’-style manhunt intensified on 11th December, 1928, when Lustig made the mistake of robbing $16,000 from Massachusetts businessman Thomas Kearns, thereby triggering a cha ...  Show more

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David Chen and Joanna Robinson are the hosts of brand new show Truth vs Hollywood. Launching June 12th, Truth vs Hollywood will take a critical look at the real story behind popular films that are Based on a True Story. From the tragedy of Munich to the fun of Goodfellas, our fil ...  Show more