Roasting the Rich

Amber Cozad
Roasting the Rich Podcast

Love true crime but tired of hearing about violence and murder? Tune in to Roasting the Rich to explore the world of white collar crime and enjoy some light hearted laughter at the expense of the wealthy. From fraud and embezzlement to identity theft and art forgeries, this podcast covers everything you could ever want to know about crimes committed by the stupid rich. New episodes every other Wednesday!

Episodes

  1. 12/10/2022

    11: Supreme Court of Injustice Pt. 2

    Amber's at it again talking about the Supreme Court justices that voted to overturn Roe v Wade. This week - Amy Coney Barrett (and the People of Praise). Amy gets her own episode because Amber found out she's linked to a group that has a questionable history, to say the least. This episode covers Amy as well as People of Praise, a "charismatic Christian community" based in South Bend, Indiana. The real question is, is People of Praise a community, or a cult? Tune in to find out!  TW: child abuse and sexual assault. Follow me! @roastingtherichpod on Instagram and Facebook. Write me! roastingtherichpod@gmail.com Music: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-go License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/us/people-of-praise-amy-coney-barrett.html https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/amy-coney-barrett-people-of-praise-1067587/ https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2020/09/23/on-key-issues-statements-and-rulings-by-amy-coney-barre/43954211/ https://eppc.org/synodletter/ https://msmagazine.com/2020/10/15/amy-coney-barrett-alliance-defending-freedom-adf-lgbtq-hate-group/ https://www.lambdalegal.org/sites/default/files/legal-docs/downloads/27_lgbt_groups_oppose_confirmation_of_joan_larsen_and_amy_coney_barrett_.pdf https://civilrights.org/resource/oppose-the-confirmation-of-amy-coney-barrett-to-the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states/ https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/06/justices-earned-extra-money-from-books-and-teaching-in-2021-disclosures-show/ https://www.oyez.org/justices/amy_coney_barrett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Coney_Barrett https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/amy-coney-barrett-was-trustee-at-private-school-with-anti-gay-policies https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/14/amy-coney-barrett-people-of-praise-expel-members-gay-sex https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/26/amy-coney-barrett-faith-group-people-of-praise https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/10/16/catholics-amy-coney-barrett-people-of-praise-anti-catholic/: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/06/people-of-praise-accused-child-abuse-amy-coney-barrett?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/opinion/2021/06/18/we-ask-people-goodwill-people-praise-step-forward/7713803002/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/amy-coney-barrett-people-of-praise/2020/10/06/5f497d8c-0781-11eb-859b-f9c27abe638d_story.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/21/amy-coney-barrett-people-of-praise-trauma-abuse

    1h 2m
  2. 14/09/2022

    9: Supreme Court of Injustice - Pt 1

    On part one of this "special series," Amber tells the troubling career history of two Supreme Court Justices in light the decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. She discusses Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito's finances (this is Roasting the Rich after all) and less-than-savory decisions throughout their careers. And did you hear that people are calling for Thomas's impeachment from the bench? Listen now to find out why! Follow me! @roastingtherichpod on Instagram and Facebook.  Write me! roastingtherichpod@gmail.com Music: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-go License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources:  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/31/is-ginni-thomas-a-threat-to-the-supreme-court https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/legal-scholars-are-shocked-by-ginni-thomass-stop-the-steal-texts https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/24/thomas-constitutional-rights-00042256 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/28/1040911313/anita-hill-belonging-sexual-harassment-conversation https://time.com/4548119/clarence-thomas-sexual-harassment/ https://www.glamour.com/story/why-people-are-calling-for-congress-to-impeach-clarence-thomas https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/why-the-supreme-court-isnt-compelled-to-follow-a-conduct-code/ https://www.archives.gov/files/news/samuel-alito/accession-060-89-216/Thornburgh-v-ACOG-1985-box20-memoAlitotoSolicitorGeneral-May30.pdf https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/who-is-justice-samuel-alito/index.html https://civilrights.org/resource/opposition-to-the-confirmation-of-samuel-a-alito-jr/ Nov 17, 2005 https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/justice-alito-and-supreme-court-ethics https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/supreme-court-justice-samuel-alito-speech-transcript-to-federalist-society

    42 min
  3. 8: The Original Jack-ass

    13/04/2022

    8: The Original Jack-ass

    Jack Abramoff did so many illegal things as a lobbyist in Washington, it's hard to keep track. He bribed congressmen, protected human traffickers, and stole millions from Native American tribes, just to name a few. Oh, and let’s not forget he produced some pretty gnarly anti-Soviet action movies! Listen to find out about how this hot mess finally got cleaned up. TW: brief mention of SA  Follow me! @roastingtherichpod on Instagram and Facebook. @roastingtherich on Twitter. Write me! roastingtherichpod@gmail.com Music: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-go License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources https://www.amazon.com/Casino-Jack-United-States-Money/dp/B003WKJIX0/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-reagan-doctrine-is-announced https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Street_Project#:~:text=The%20K%20Street%20Project%20is,arrangement%20known%20as%20crony%20capitalism. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna12066674 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-abramoff/convicted-felon-jack-abramoff-registers-to-return-to-lobbying-idUSKBN19E2JN https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/2018/12/sen-kennedy-announces-final-passage-of-justice-against-corruption-on-k-street-act-jack-act https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/washington/05abramoff.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Abramoff#cite_note-NYTRedemption-107 https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2008/September/08-crm-779.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SunCruz_Casinos_sale#cite_note-www.tray.com_docs_abramoff_fla.pdf-8 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/us/politics/jack-abramoff-marijuana-cryptocurrency.html

    45 min
  4. 5: VIP is Always Better

    02/03/2022

    5: VIP is Always Better

    Anna Delvey conned society's elite by pretending to be a German heiress waiting to inherit a 60 million euro trust fund. From fancy dinners to $60,000 Moroccan vacations, learn how Anna treated herself to VIP but left others to pick up the bills.  *I accidentally misnamed Anna's lawyer, Todd Spodek, and called him Kodek a couple times. Hopefully it's not too confusing. Sorry!* Follow me! @roastingtherichpod on Instagram and Facebook. @roastingtherich on Twitter.  Write me! roastingtherichpod@gmail.com Music: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-go License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6964623/Fake-heiress-Anna-Sorokins-parents-disown-say-borrowed-TOO.html https://www.insider.com/inventing-anna-netflix-real-life-delvey-sorokin-family-relationship-2022-2 https://www.insider.com/anna-delvey-sorokin-trial-story-fake-heiress-2019-4 https://www.insider.com/anna-delvey-sorokin-fake-heiress-sentenced-prison-2019-5 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/courtroom-style-first-impressions_l_5cc05e39e4b01b6b3efb1945 https://www.thecut.com/article/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.html https://nypost.com/2019/03/28/fake-heiress-anna-sorokin-taps-a-celebrity-stylist-for-her-trial/ https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/inventing-anna-real-life-kacy-duke-conned-rachel-williams.html/ https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a39158425/inventing-anna-anna-delvey-real-boyfriend-chase-sikorski/ https://nypost.com/2022/02/11/who-is-anna-delveys-boyfriend-based-on-in-inventing-anna/ https://archive.siasat.com/news/kim-k-denied-club-soho-house-membership-despite-trying-several-times-738313/

    50 min
  5. 2: Crazy Eddie

    19/01/2022

    2: Crazy Eddie

    In this episode we're talking about one of the biggest retail frauds in American History. Eddie Antar and his family made wild moves to keep "Crazy Eddie" electronics stores at the top of the stock market charts, but the money wasn't enough to keep family feuds from bringing the whole empire down.  Follow me! @roastingtherichpod on Instagram Write me! roastingtherichpod@gmail.com Music: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-go License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources: https://money.cnn.com/2014/11/17/investing/fraud-wall-street-crazy-eddie/ https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/21/business/crazy-eddie-founder-guilty-of-fraud.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/09/12/crazy-eddie-dead-age-68/90265658/ https://whitecollarfraud.com/crazy-eddie/crazy-eddie-fraud/ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/nyregion/the-public-face-of-crazy-eddie-recalls-the-real-one.html https://www.marketwatch.com/story/crazy-eddie-antars-not-so-insane-view-of-the-world https://www.city-journal.org/html/his-life-was-insane-14743.html https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/282251 https://apnews.com/article/fd4cf5baad1b6e5e79c21b752dd247b6 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1989/07/16/the-electrifying-end-of-crazy-eddie/164dc3d1-fdca-45d0-a228-96faefbbcea7/ https://www.worth.com/why-the-cfo-of-a-famously-corrupt-company-from-the-1980s-is-working-for-the-government/ Wells, Joseph T. Frankensteins of Fraud: The 20th Century's Top Ten White-Collar Criminals. Obsidian Pub. Co., 2000

    32 min
  6. 1: Mile Try-to-Die Club

    12/01/2022

    1: Mile Try-to-Die Club

    In this episode - the very first one! - Amber's giving you all the details about financial manager Marcus Schrenker, who took his slogan 'Your investments are your parachute" a little too seriously. Listen in to learn what drove Marcus to fake his death by jumping out of an airplane (spoiler alert: it didn't go as planned for poor Marcus).   TW: mention of suicide Follow me! @roastingtherichpod on Instagram Write me! roastingtherichpod@gmail.com Music:  The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-go License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources: https://www.cnbc.com/2010/03/18/Crash-and-Burn:-The-Marcus-Schrenker-Story.html https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/marcus-schrenker-timeline/article_8fdba9e4-ea2b-5c03-a20c-d703e1b2e14d.html https://books.google.com/books?id=8FlBEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=Robert+Schrenker+and+Marcia+Galoozis&source=bl&ots=4iEwz0P1la&sig=ACfU3U386sf5pYC41v9u7zOrTYwSyXwBeg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi3iPql6-j0AhV0HzQIHfCJDvgQ6AF6BAghEAM#v=onepage&q=Robert%20Schrenker%20and%20Marcia%20Galoozis&f=false https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/09/17/marcus-schrenker-daughter/674311001/ https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/schrenkers-wife-issues-statement/531-a8a59655-80ce-4252-9e3a-9883332ab826 https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/merrillville/marcus-schrenker-claims-wife-involved-in-his-crimes/article_f81f8a42-ed58-5ade-bccc-6197ff1b289c.html https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna28734008 https://www.today.com/video/wife-runaway-pilot-lived-double-life-44656195819

    38 min

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Love true crime but tired of hearing about violence and murder? Tune in to Roasting the Rich to explore the world of white collar crime and enjoy some light hearted laughter at the expense of the wealthy. From fraud and embezzlement to identity theft and art forgeries, this podcast covers everything you could ever want to know about crimes committed by the stupid rich. New episodes every other Wednesday!

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