In this episode of You Had Me At Fraud, we dive into the life and crimes of Jayson Blair, the former New York Times reporter whose career came crashing down after editors discovered that he had fabricated stories, invented sources, and plagiarized work.

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Sources: "New York Times uncovers Dozens of fake stories by reporter"(Washington Post), "New York Times: The Search for Truth"(PBS), Jayson Blair(Wikipedia), "A lot of lies and just as many excuses"(LA times)

In this episode of You Had Me At Fraud, we dive into the rise and fall of the former Michigan basketball star Rumeal Robinson, and the multimillion-dollar loan fraud scheme that caused him to lose it all.

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Sources: Former College and NBA star Rumeal Robinson sentenced to...(FBI Archives ), United States vs Robinson(Justia Law)

In this episode, we cover renowned televangelists Peter Popoff, the man who convinced millions of his followers he had the holy healing touch.

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Sources: Peter Popoff(Wikipedia), Independent Lens: An Honest Liar: Exposing peter Popoff(pbs.com), This Preacher Finally Got Exposed(Ray Williams Johnson- YouTube)

In this episode, we cover the horrifying story of Taylor Rene Parker, a woman behind one of the most shocking pregnancy hoaxes in modern history. What began as a web of lies ended in a brutal crime that claimed the life of an innocent woman she once called a friend.

*TRIGGER WARNING * This case mentions heavy topics relating to the harm of a child and unalivings...LISTENERS DISCRETION IS HEAVILY ADVISED**

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Sources: "Murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock"(Wikipedia), "How Taylor Parker faked a pregnancy..."(aetv.com),"Woman accused of killing Woman"(cbsnews.com), Maternal Instinct" (Netflix)

In this episode we cover longtime inmate Arthur Lee Cofield, Jr the man who would manage to run a whole fraud scheme behind prison walls.

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Sources:""Georgia man who stole $11 million from behind bars escapes..."(AJC News)

"Federal inmate convicted in $11 million fraud scheme..."(cbsnews) ,

In this episode, we cover TikTok mom Emily Long whose years long scheme spiraled, resulting in an unexpected ending that no one saw coming

*TRIGGER WARNING*

This episode mentions tough and heavy subjects...listeners discretion heavily advised!!!

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Sources: "Emily Long: Toddler found roaming around house..."(https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/emily-long-toddler-found-wandering-3577472), "New Hampshire mom killed..."(https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/08/21/madbury-nh-deaths-murder-suicide-emily-long/

In this episode we cover Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, the scammer who is responsible for the longest standing scam in history, spanning 30 years.

***TRIGGER WARNING...This episode mention heavy topic of murder and mental illness****

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Sources: "The fake billionaire..."- Real Stories(YouTube), Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter(Wikipedia), "30 year con"(fm.kuac.org)

In this episode we cover Aimee Bock, the woman behind "Feeding our Future" who committed one of the biggest pandemic and fraud cases in Minnesota's history!

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Sources:

"Federal Jury Finds Feeding Our Future Mastermind and Co-Defendant"(justice.gov), "Aimee Bock, "mastermind" of Minnesota's biggest fraud scheme..."(cbsnews.com), "Feeding Our Future" (Wikipedia),