An Influencer’s False Promise to Make His Followers Rich

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In 2019, influencer Tai Lopez made a pitch to his social media followers: by buying up distressed retail brands like Radio Shack and Pier 1 out of bankruptcy, they could all get rich. But as WSJ’s Suzanne Kapner reports, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused Lopez of running a “Ponzi-like scheme” through his company, Retail Ecommerce Ventures. Ryan Knutson hosts.

Further Listening/Viewing:

- Influencer Arielle Charnas’s Fashion Fail

- How a Miami Couple Used Empty Mansions to Pocket Millions

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