Musicians can be Fraudsters too! In this episode, we focus on Haitian-American Wyclef Jean of the Fugees and dive into his many frauds… many many… many many…. you get it. We start off with how the band came to be and the significance of their success, before the trio’s inevitable downfall. But most importantly, we talk the twists and turns of Wyclef’s Yele Foundation/scam. It’s a tale as old as time– you see your country crumbling, you create an NGO, you spend $400,000 of $1.2 million dollars on Haiti, you make empty promises to build schools, hospitals, and homes, you use $50k to fly celebrities to look at Haiti, you get caught for misusing funds, and then you run for president of the country you don’t live in. It could happen to anyone really!!!! Listen now for all the juicy details!
Musicians can be Fraudsters too! In this episode, we focus on Haitian-American Wyclef Jean of the Fugees and dive into his many frauds… many many… many many…. you get it. We start off with how the band came to be and the significance of their success, before the trio’s inevitable downfall. But most importantly, we talk the twists and turns of Wyclef’s Yele Foundation/scam. It’s a tale as old as time– you see your country crumbling, you create an NGO, you spend $400,000 of $1.2 million dollars on Haiti, you make empty promises to build schools, hospitals, and homes, you use $50k to fly celebrities to look at Haiti, you get caught for misusing funds, and then you run for president of the country you don’t live in. It could happen to anyone really!!!! Listen now for all the juicy details!
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Youtube Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inMnJmA-dr8&t=56s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AKTs4aewUc&t=4070s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM1OdDoSHaw&t=135s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ta62s-jso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTMRt8Rz42A&t=57s
Milli Vanilli Pt II - Hot Man Delusions
Girl You Know It’s– Milli Vanilli Pt I
Rod Blagojevich Pt III - Caught Rod-Handed
Rod Blagojevich Pt II - You can’t spell Fraud without ROD
Rod Blagojevich Pt I - Hot Rod
Jen Shah Pt II - Shah-rrested!
Jen Shah Pt I - A Woman in SCAM
Elijah Muhammad Pt II - The NOI vs The World
Elijah Muhammad Pt I - Praise Be Upon His Fraud
Jim Traficant Part II - Beam Me Up!
Jim Traficant Part I - Welcome to Crimetown, USA!
Fugees Part III - Pras Michel, The Third One
Fugees Part II - Lauryn Hill, The Talent
George Santos Part III - Chaos Chronicles
George Santos Part II - Elections Have Consequences
George Santos Part I - The Wander Years
BONUS: Tell Us Your Fraud Story
Bonus: Shocking Not Shocking IRS Audits Black People More + Special Guests Langston Kerman and David Gborie
Bonus: Kanye's Donda Academy, Mystery Meat, Frank and the Biggest US Lottery Scam
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