Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime
Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime deep dives into cases involving a more rare type of criminal, women who commit financial crimes. In Season One, host Jami Rice of MURDERISH podcast takes listeners on a journey to investigate Mary Carole McDonnell, a self-proclaimed heiress and the CEO of a TV production company based in Los Angeles well known for all of the complex lies she told for decades. In Season Two, Jami takes listeners on a journey to investigate Tara Lee, a woman with an expensive taste for luxury jewelry and accessories, who satisfied her desires by taking money from the vulnerable and disadvantaged - destroying countless families for generations to come.
Episodes
September 8, 2023 • 4 mins
Join Melissa Moore and myself, two crime survivors, as we lift the veil on lurid tales of lady liars and killers who hid their dark intentions behind a veneer of charm and normalcy. On Lipstick & Lies, Melissa and I explore a genre once dominated by the whispered tales of 'good ol’ boys’, but sometimes, the truth lies behind lipstick. If you’re intrigued by women who’ve dabbled in the good ol’ boys crime club you’ve found your peop...
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April 28, 2023 • 28 mins
Check out TrendVETTERS, a podcast and YouTube series where I, Jami Rice, pull viral trends from TikTok and the internet, then go down the research rabbit hole so you don't have to. I spill the tea on all the latest beauty, health and fashion trends, share my experience with trends, and lay out all the details to help you decide whether you should hop on to these trends. From Hollywood’s latest skinny injection, Ozempic, to the late...
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February 9, 2023 • 32 mins
This week, Jami Rice speaks with Dr. Joni E. Johnston, a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, author and private investigator. Together, they discuss the Tara Lee adoption scam case as well as Tara’s intense lack of empathy and toxic manipulation of adoptive parents and birth parents.
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February 2, 2023 • 69 mins
This week, Jami Rice speaks with Teresa Matheny, a survivor of Tara Lee’s adoption scandal. Teresa opened up about all of the hoops she had to jump through to get the baby she was promised from Tara Lee, which almost didn’t happen. She also walks Jami through how she met Tara, and how she discovered that she was a con artist running adoption scams.
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January 26, 2023 • 63 mins
Attorneys Talia Goetting & Tonya Corrado worked with Tara for a time. They were actually about to go into business with her when everything came to a screeching halt. Talia and Tonya began noticing red flags, and soon enough, they were working with the FBI to take Tara down.
In this episode, you’ll hear directly from Talia and Tonya about their experience working with Tara, and how everything went down once they became suspicious o...
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January 19, 2023 • 34 mins
Tara Lee had the opportunity to quietly do her prison time and follow through on the court’s orders, but she just couldn’t do it. Tara began making statements that she was innocent; she didn’t complete the victim impact statement recordings as ordered by the court; and she began filing appeals to have her conviction vacated, all of which kept her firmly in the Detroit headlines.
So, where does Tara’s case stand now? Have Tara’s v...
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January 12, 2023 • 43 mins
Tara Lee’s sentence hearing was attended by dozens of her victims, many of whom traveled great distances to see her be punished. They sobbed while giving statements to the court about how Tara hurt them. Some people even addressed Tara directly.
It wasn’t only adoptive families speaking, birth mothers and fathers, people who had their children taken from them without their consent all made their voices heard. Victim statements we...
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January 5, 2023 • 43 mins
Tara Lee told horrible lies about birth mothers being murdered, babies dying during childbirth, or mothers deciding to keep their babies when, in reality ..there wasn’t a mother or baby at all. Thanks to the efforts of several adoptive parents and the lawyers who worked with Tara, the FBI was notified and given a ton of information to go on as they began investigating her. The FBI also identified a woman who helped Tara pull off so...
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December 29, 2022 • 68 mins
Allow me to introduce you to Live, Laugh, Larceny …a satire podcast that is the perfect palate cleanser after listening to so much dark true crime content. Each week, hosts Amanda and Trevin walk listeners through ridiculously petty crimes in a dramatic way with moody music and funny sound effects sprinkled throughout.
Take a break from heinous true crime stories and listen to Live, Laugh, Larceny where you’ll hear about petty ca...
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December 22, 2022 • 57 mins
Tara Lee and her husband Jeremy were in financial ruin. They had lost another home to foreclosure, and Tara’s wages were still being heavily garnished. There was another bankruptcy, the purchase of another, larger home, a new car, and they adopted two babies between 2012 and 2014.
During all of her financial woes, Tara established Always Hope and it appeared to be a successful, legit adoption agency… until a phone call from a wom...
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December 15, 2022 • 43 mins
Last week’s episode covered Tara Lee’s extensive history of fraud and the numerous civil judgments that had been levied against her, which dramatically affected her finances for years to come. And by the time 2014 rolled around, there were a few more financial setbacks. Even so, it seemed like Tara made some positive steps toward changing her life: she’d gone to school, gotten a degree, and was trying to take control of her finance...
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December 8, 2022 • 37 mins
In season two of Dirty Money Moves, Jami’s taking you along on a deep dive into a woman with an expensive taste for luxury jewelry and accessories, who satisfied her desires by taking money from the vulnerable and disadvantaged; a woman who preyed on the hopes and dreams of hundreds of desperate people, destroying countless families for generations to come. Tara Lee is a con artist of the worst kind, whose cruelty knew no limits.
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December 1, 2022 • 90 mins
This week, host of Life After MLM podcast Roberta Blevins joins Jami to end the mini-series on Beachbody. Together, they chat about the manipulation of MLMs and how just because you’re selling lipstick and shakes, it’s still very culty and there are repercussions. Plus, Roberta reveals some of the experiences she’s had pre and post MLM.
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November 24, 2022 • 40 mins
This week, we’re featuring an episode from a podcast you should check out. How Not to Raise a Serial Killer, hosted by criminal psychologist Dr. Michelle Ward, is a true crime podcast that digs into the childhoods of some of the most notorious criminals and killers in order to learn from them and prevent future tragedies.
Join Michelle and her sister Heidi as they go beyond the new Netflix documentary, "DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffr...
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November 17, 2022 • 31 mins
In the last episode, Jami talked about Beachbody’s highly sought after and controversial shake brand, Shakeology, and whether there’s any magic to them …or if they’re just an expensive snack. This week, Jami discusses Beachbody “coaches” and how they use problematic sales tactics to get more people to join their MLM company.
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November 10, 2022 • 25 mins
In this episode, Jami talks about Beachbody’s favorite meal replacement drink...Shakeology. Are these shakes a healthy weight loss tool, or are they more of a problematic, restrictive eating tool?
Where things get very dicey is when Beachbody “coaches,” who don’t have any health or nutrition expertise, are touting the product as being a nutritious meal replacement and a proper weight loss tool, with NO outside studies to back up t...
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November 3, 2022 • 25 mins
Now that we’ve wrapped our mini series on Gwen Shamblin, we’re bringing you another one. In this mini series, we’re tackling an enterprise many of you are probably familiar with. Multi-level marketing companies, or MLMs.
Specifically Beachbody, an MLM that offers the girlboss dream …financial independence, working from home and being your own boss. But, you know that old saying “if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.”
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October 27, 2022 • 53 mins
This week, we’re featuring an episode from a podcast you should check out. A Nefarious Nightmare, hosted by best friends Amanda and Courtney, is a true crime podcast that covers cases of particularly vulnerable victims and survivors.
The episode we’re featuring covers the homicide case of Katie Palmer, a woman who was struck by a vehicle while walking with her husband on April 21, 2020. The man who hit her has a 20 year history of...
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October 20, 2022 • 65 mins
This week, Emily Hanks, host of She Speaks Bravo podcast, joins Jami to end the mini-series on Gwen Shamblin Lara. Together, they chat about the registered dietician turned church leader and her shocking demise.
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October 13, 2022 • 21 mins
What began as a normal private plane flight with Gwen, Joe and their inner circle of friends turned out to be a short-lived devastating end. With Gwen Shamblin Lara out of the picture, who will take over the reins of Remnant Fellowship?
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