Fraud Friday: The Liar in Literature (w/ Atsuko Okatsuka)
Description
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka joins the show to discuss how Dan Mallory, the author of the best-selling novel “The Woman in the Window,” took many of the plot points from deception and fraud in his own life of publishing. Plus, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. Stay schemin’! (Originally Released 12/05/2022)
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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
SOURCES:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/a-suspense-novelists-trail-of-deceptions
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/05/nj-man-stole-150k-in-10-state-unemployment-fraud-feds-say.html
https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/the-best-character-in-the-dan-mallory-scammer-story.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47144368
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