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April 29, 2025 23 mins

Fraud, money laundering, and Ponzi schemes can make for fascinating mysteries. In this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss white collar crime in fiction and in real life.

Discussed and mentioned

White Collar Crime (1949) Edwin H. Sutherland

Catch Me If You Can (1980) Frank Abagnale Jr. and Stan Redding

Catch Me If You Can (2002 film)

Owning Mahowney (2003 film)

Panama Papers - The Laundromat (2019 film)

A Death in Cryptoland (podcast about Gerald Cotten and Quadriga)

American Greed (television series - MSNBC)

Red Team Blues (2023) Cory Doctorow

Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder (2024) C.L. Miller

The Water Rat of Wanchai (2011) Ian Hamilton

The Accountant (2016 film)

The Firm (1991) John Grisham

Margin Call (2011 film)

Boiler Room (2000 film)

Erin Brockovich (2000 film)

The Missing American (2020) Kwei Quartey

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955) Patricia Highsmith

Tracers in the Dark (2022) Andy Greenberg

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