Scam Goddess

What's poppin, con-gregation? Caleb Hearon joins us to discuss a cheating chief of police who falsified documents to hide his many affairs. Plus, a Texas resident scams millions of CARES Act money from Uncle Sam. Stay schemin!

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

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Laci Mosley: @divalaci
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SOURCES:
https://heavy.com/news/jason-collier/
https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/three-timing-texas-police-chief-jason-collier-arrested-by-texas-rangers-11982954
https://abc7news.com/ppp-fraud-houston-covid-funds-scam-business-owners-bought-luxury-cars-with-loans-ladonna-wiggins/10385500/

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Laci is joined by the hilarious Jay Jurden in this extra long episode exploring the heist of a Nicolas Cage film from a flash drive someone left on a desk. Throughout Cage's (née Coppola) storied career, he's starred in some of the greatest movies of all time (Adaptation), and he's led some of the worst (see streaming titles). But no one predicted an entire film could be stolen. Now, producers are suing, and we're left wondering if this film about the man who inspired the creation of James Bond will ever see the light of day.

SOCIALS:
Jay Jurden: @jayjurden
Laci Mosley: @divalaci

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SOURCES:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/stole-nic-cage-movie-101902325.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIwADEcUY9qM8gaeyUSJ-KgjbBgeOCeWkNtnjXdbFXDDf101h9-IAWhf2bYsRC1gjfEdZDknxU0fPTZhMr6AdAq1obsfW3v9NuXo_hUQINbod5SQG-94ZXB7ta-KX27UB1NnbyHDqHB3NIc26CFQvUr-wVflw9QMt83SNY4Yx10Z
https://pagesix.com/2026/08/06/hollywood/stolen-nicolas-cage-film-from-netflix-hq-rattles-filmmakers/
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-07-30/producer-sues-netflix-over-lost-unreleased-nicolas-cage-movie
https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/man-invested-45m-in-a-nicolas-cage-movie-it-got-stolen-off-netflix%E2%80%99s-desk.1514186/
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/30/netflix-sued-nicolas-cage-war-thriller
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What's poppin, con-gregation? This week, Gabe Dunn is on the show to discuss donations Donald Trump allegedly gave to charity. And no, charity is not the name of a porn star. Stay schemin!

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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
https://i.insider.com/6986171ea645d1188188d7ff?width=1300&format=jpeg&auto=webp

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Happy Holidays, Con-gregation! We are revisiting our episode with Ayo Edebiri, one of our wildest episodes as we dig deep into the controversial tale of Linda Taylor, the Welfare Queen!
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