Oh My Fraud

Oh My Fraud

"Oh My Fraud" is a podcast where the true crime is shocking, gruesome, heinous, but with way fewer dead bodies. Hosted by Caleb Newquist, each episode explores fraud cases from petty swindles to corporate conspiracies, examining the people involved, their motives, methods, and how they spent the loot before it all came to a spectacular, inevitable end.

Episodes

July 16, 2025 74 mins

Carlos Watson, a charismatic, fast-rising media figure, strives to build a new kind of digital media company.


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  • (00:00) - The Ozzy Media Controversy Begins
  • (04:51) - Carlos Watson's Early Life and Career
  • (07:47) - The Birth of Ozzy Media
  • (08:51) - Challenges in Digital Media
  • (15:05) - Ozzy Media's Rise and Partnerships
  • (23:12) - The Beginning of Ozzy Media...
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Omri Mor’s experience with technology and startups began early, being a kid and hanging out at Microsoft Israel where both his parents worked. Omri tells Caleb about his journey of growing up in Tel Aviv, working at his first startup when he was 18 to the conversation over hummus he had that led to the creation of Routable.

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For the last 25 years, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has collected reports from victims of online scams, and its latest annual report found that Internet-based fraud shows no signs of slowing down.


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June 4, 2025 53 mins

An ambitious New Orleans banker gets in over his head.


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    Jonathan Weil caught the journalism bug early. But it was his knack for spotting financial reporting sleight-of-hand that set him apart as a young reporter at the Wall Street Journal in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Caleb talks to Jon about the circumstances that led to him writing one of the earliest stories that questioned Enron’s accounting, his time peddling opinions as a columnist at Bloomberg, and his return to jou...

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    From Spanish Prisoners to Nigerian Princes, advance fee scams have endured for centuries, relying on victims to follow the same formula: pay first, regret later.


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    • (00:00) - Introduction to Advanced Fee Scams
    • (...
    April 23, 2025 38 mins

    A respected leader of an Australian national search and rescue operation isn’t who he claims to be.

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    • (00:00) - - Introduction to Richard Flanagan and John Friedrich
    • (01:30) - - Welcome to Oh My Fraud
    • (07:00) - - John Friedrich and the National Safety Council o...
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    April 16, 2025 45 mins

    In this bonus episode, Caleb and his producer, Zach, discuss the 2009 film The Informant! Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon, The Informant! is based on the true story of a 90s-era price fixing scheme involving the multinational food processing and commodities trading giant, Archer-Daniels Midland.


    • (00:00) - - Welcome to Oh My Fraud at the Movies
    • (02:45) - - Introduction to "The Informant" (2009)...
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    April 9, 2025 43 mins

    "A premiere true American...with integrity in all his pursuits.”


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    • (00:00) - Introduction and CPE Credit Information
    • (01:30) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud
    • (02:34) - Listener's Confession
    • (06:15) - The Story of William Neil Gallagher Begins
    • (08:07) - The Rise ...
    March 26, 2025 43 mins

    A baseball superstar winds up in the middle of a gambling scandal.


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    • (00:00) - Introduction: The Legend of Shohei Ohtani
    • (00:34) - Earn CPE Credit with Earmark
    • (00:54) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud
    • (01:44) - Listener Email: Adding Machines
    • (03:04) - Upcoming Events a...

    Jonathan Todd Schwartz was a heavyweight business manager to some of the biggest names in show business. But a crippling gambling addiction led to his embezzlement of millions of dollars from numerous clients, including the singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. Jonathan tells Caleb about his rise in entertainment, how it all fell apart, and how he has been working to seek forgiveness and redemption.

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    February 26, 2025 42 mins

    An elite medical school falls victim to an unexceptional scheme

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    • (00:00) - A Suspicious Late Night at Work
    • (00:54) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud
    • (03:50) - Meet Jamie Patron: The Fraudster
    • (05:09) - Understanding Procurement and...
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    February 12, 2025 42 mins

    A beloved zoo turns into a jungle of financial shenanigans.

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    • (00:00) - The Unexpected Source of Hot Tickets
    • (00:28) - CPE Credits and Podcast Introduction
    • (00:52) - Solo Hosting and Listener Review
    • (02:48) - Live Presen...
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    February 11, 2025 1 min

    Join Caleb Newquist as he discusses frauds great and small to understand the motives, methods, and impact of the occasionally hilarious but always devastating stories of betrayal and deceit.

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    Miriam Baer argues in her book that U.S. white collar crime statutes are doing a disservice to us all. She gives Caleb and Greg lots of examples of how this is, but before that she also tells the guys about her early law career working in Wilmington, Delaware, her time as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, why some frauds get prosecuted while others don’t, and a memorable story about her former classmate, T...

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    At the beginning of his career, Sam Buell knew that he wanted to be a prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York where all manner of crime—everything from mob hits to human trafficking—was occurring. Caleb and Greg discuss Sam’s eventful career that took him from Whitey Bulger to the Enron case which set on the path to being an scholar on white collar crime.

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    January 1, 2025 65 mins

    In this look back at 2024, the guys discuss their episodes, share updates to some stories, and discuss some upcoming changes to the podcast.


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    December 18, 2024 57 mins

    In this episode recorded live for Moore North America’s member appreciation event, Caleb and Greg discuss the case of a sheriff in southern Indiana who had an unusual take on his duty to “serve and protect” his citizens.

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    • (00:00) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud Podcast
    • (02:39) - Clar...
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    University of Virginia historian Justene Hill Edwards gave Caleb and Greg “a strong B” on their podcast episode about Freedman's Savings Bank. Nevertheless, they were eager to learn more about this Reconstruction Era fraud. Dr. Edwards’s new book, “Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank” tells the story in rigorous detail, the effects of which have repercussions to this day.

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    November 20, 2024 51 mins

    They can’t all be criminal masterminds. Caleb and Greg discuss four stories of fraud gone absurdly wrong.

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    • (00:00) - Infinite Stupidity Quotes
    • (00:56) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud
    • (04:49) - Hialeah, Florida: Fun Facts and Fraud
    • (08:29) - Medicare Fraud Case: Ernesto Cruz Grave...
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