Psychology of Fraud: Why Good People Do Bad Things
The story of one man’s descent into lies and illegal activity – and why it could so easily happen to any of us.
The story of one man’s descent into lies and illegal activity – and why it could so easily happen to any of us.
Alix Spiegel, Chana Joffe-Walt NPR May 2012 15min Permalink
How a con-man convinced Los Angeles that he was prepared to purchase the Dodgers from the now-bankrupt Frank McCourt.
Gene Maddaus LA Weekly Mar 2012 Permalink
On William H. McMasters, who ten days after being hired as Charles Ponzi’s publicist wrote a scathing exposé in The Boston Post that revealed the biggest fraud, at the time, in American history.
Cora Bullock Fraud Magazine Jul 2011 10min Permalink
Was Steinbrenner’s Partner the “Madoff of Memorabilia”? Inside a collector’s hoax.
Peter J. Nash Hauls of Shame Jul 2011 25min Permalink
How a Nigerian-American conned upwards of $40 million from banks during the housing boom using publicly available information from the internet, persuasive storytelling, and prepaid cellphones, and then ditched his FBI tail in a casino.
Luke O'Brien Fortune Jan 2011 15min Permalink