Oh My Fraud

Caleb Newquist

"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.

  1. Oct 21

    All the Fraud That’s Fit to Print

    A review of the 2026 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ Report to the Nations on occupational fraud.   Sponsors Bill.com  - http://ohmyfraud.promo/billVeltrix  - http://ohmyfraud.promo/veltrix  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources Occupational Fraud 2026: A Report to the Nations [ACFE]SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin: No. 99 – Materiality [SEC]

    All the Fraud That’s Fit to Print

  2. Oct 7

    Oh My Fraud at the Movies: The Polka King

    Caleb and Zach discuss the 2017 film, The Polka King. Sponsors Veltrix  - http://ohmyfraud.promo/veltrix  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

  3. Sep 23

    A Fraud in the Woods

    When confronted with irregularities in his employer’s books, an accountant goes into hiding. SponsorsKick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: ·  End of the Trail: Fugitive Comptroller [ACFE Fraud Magazine] ·  Fugitive Spent Years Hiding on the Appalachian Trail [FBI] ·  FBI Announces Arrest of Fugitive Suspect James T. Hammes [FBI] ·  Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $8.7 Million from Employer [DOJ] ·  Former Fugitive Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison [DOJ] ·  Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator [BOP] ·  A Long Walk's End [SB Nation] ·  A Killer Hiding on the Appalachian Trail? [The Daily Beast] ·  Accountant who hid on Appalachian Trail jailed for embezzling millions from Pepsi bottler [Accounting Today] ·  Man facing $8.7M embezzlement case hid on Appalachian Trail [Associated Press] ·  Trail hiker pleads guilty to wire fraud in embezzling case [Associated Press] ·  Judge sentences trail-hiking fugitive to 8 years in prison [Associated Press] ·  Kentucky accountant who fled embezzlement case to appeal [Associated Press] ·  Man admits embezzling millions from Cincinnati employer [WLWT] ·  Lawyers: Appalachian Trail was client's 'road to redemption' [WLWT] ·  Man who hid on Appalachian Trail sentenced in $8.7M embezzlement case [WLWT] ·  Feds seek 7-year term for Milwaukee-native fugitive [Wisconsin Law Journal] ·  FBI Arrests Fugitive James Hammes at Trail Days [AppalachianTrail.com] ·  AT Thru-Hiker Bismarck Arrested at Trail Days on Embezzling Charges [The Trek] ·  James Hammes caught after hiding on the Appalachian Trail [TheJournal.ie] ·  American Greed: The Fugitives — "Deceitful Dad and the Missing Millions" [CNBC] ·  America's Most Wanted — Season 26, Episode 37 [America's Most Wanted].  A Long Walk's End [SB Nation]

  4. Sep 9

    The Most Wanted True Crime Queenpin

    A veteran television producer becomes the star of her own financial crime drama. SponsorsKick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

  5. Aug 26

    Fraudicide is Painless

    The scion of a commodity trading fortune goes missing after his hedge fund implodes. SponsorsKick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: Intro We had AI analyze 50 hours of sports on TV. t detected gambling ads everywhere. Has the marketing gone too far? [WaPo]Former JAFCU head, husband sued for allegedly embezzling $91M [WLBT3]Filings reveal former JAFCU head likely facing criminal charges [WLBT3]Sam Israel III Sam Israel Jr., a Leader In Coffee Trading, Dies [NYT]A Con Man Who Lives Between Truth and Fiction [NYT]Hennessee Group ~40 Clients/$56M [SEC Admin. Order, IA Release No. 2871] — https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2009/ia-2871.pdfBayou 2003 Deposits Exceeded $125M [SEC Complaint, 05-CV-8376] — https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/comp19406.pdfBayou Clawback 95 Adversary Proceedings [Bankruptcy Court Filing] — https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-nysb-7_06-ap-08422/pdf/USCOURTS-nysb-7_06-ap-08422-0.pdfSamuel Israel III [SEC Litigation Release] — https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr19406.htmSamuel Israel III [SEC Press Release] — https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2005-139.htmBayou Group [CFTC Press Release] — https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5121-05Samuel Israel III [DOJ Sentencing Release] — https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nys/pressreleases/April08/israelsamuelsentencepr.pdfBayou Victims Forfeiture [DOJ Release] — https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/victims-bayou-hedge-funds-receive-another31-million-forfeited-assets-including-millionsJames Marquez Co-Founder [InvestmentNews] — https://investmentnews.com/industry-news/news/bayou-mastermind-gets-20-year-sentence-14877James Marquez Sentencing [InvestmentNews] — https://www.investmentnews.com/industry-news/news/former-bayou-ceo-sentenced-to-jail-13386Samuel Israel III Manhunt [Fox News] — https://www.foxnews.com/story/hedge-fund-swindler-admits-staging-suicide-to-avoid-jailSamuel Israel III Sentencing [Fox News] — https://www.foxnews.com/story/hedge-fund-swindler-gets-more-prison-time-for-trying-to-avoid-20-year-sentence.ampSamuel Israel III Surrender [NBC News] — https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna25495609Samuel Israel III Disappearance [CBS News] — https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-hedge-fund-swindler-no-suicideThe Search for a Missing Trader Goes Global [New York Times] — https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/business/14bayou.htmlDid Fees at Bayou Overwhelm Diligence? [New York Times] — https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/business/did-fees-at-bayou-overwhelmClues to a Hedge Fund's Collapse [New York Times] — https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/17/business/clues-to-a-hedge-funds-collapseSeveral Prominent Firms Invested in Bayou Hedge Funds [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112536690332726357State May Have $100 Million Of Bayou Funds [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112541229967826650Spotting a Bayou Before You Fall Into It [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112544063792727124Bayou Is Probed as Investors Seek Their Cash [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112493803797122773Suits Target Fund's Early Pullouts [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB115621287849341876Bayou Investors Who Got Out Early Lose Their Bid [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118679292540994807Hedge-Fund Havoc: Missing Cash And a Principal's Suicide Note [WSJ] — https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112509707359124571Robert Booth Nichols $10M Docket [CourtListener] — https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4334434/united-states-v-israel-iii/Robert Booth Nichols Deposition [Archive.org] — https://archive.org/stream/RobertBoothNicholsDepositionSamIsraelCase/Robert+Booth+Nichols+deposition+-+Sam+Israel+case_djvu.txtHennessee Group Enforcement Action [SEC] — https://www.se...

  6. Aug 12

    Here Be Fraud (and Mosquitos)

    A flamboyant adventurer known for exaggerating his military exploits returns to Great Britain with tales of a new land of opportunity on the Mosquito Coast. SponsorsC&R Consulting - https://ohmyfraud.promo/cnr  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Sources: Did you read? [r/portlandia]Gregor MacGregor [Wikipedia]The Land That Never Was: Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Most Audacious Fraud in History [Sinclair, David (2004)]David Sinclair - The Sun sub who became a prolific author [The Guardian]Amelia Island affair [Wikipedia]Memoirs of Gregor M'Gregor [Rafter, M. (1820)]Proceedings of an Inquiry and Investigation instituted by Major-General Codd, His Majesty's Superintendent and commander-in-chief at Belize, Honduras, Relative to Poyais [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]Gregor McGregor and the Colonization of Poyais, between 1820 and 1824 [The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Nov., 1927), pp. 438-459 via JSTOR]The king of con-men [The Economist via Wayback Machine]List of ships of the Poyais scheme [Wikipedia]Poyais land grant for 60 acres from Gregor MacGregor, April 1834 [University of Edinburgh]Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, Including the Territory of Poyais [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]Poyais Loan No. A551 One Hundred Pounds. [Daniel Crouch Rare Books]Poyaisian Royalty: A George IV silver seal box, John Jago, London, 1823 [Sotheby’s]

  7. Jul 29

    LA Fraud Confidential

    Christopher Derry spent 36 years working for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 17 as a detective in fraud and cyber crime. Over that time, he’s seen a lot and learned a lot about why people commit fraud, how far they’ll go to keep it going, and what they’ll do to avoid being caught. SponsorsC&R Consulting - https://ohmyfraud.promo/cnr  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

  8. Jul 15

    Meet the Equity Funding Insider Who Created Thousands of Fake Insurance Policies

    In his senior year at UCLA, Alan L. Green secured an internship as an actuary with Equity Funding, a fast-growing financial conglomerate. Only a short time later, he was invited to play a small part in a fraud that would eventually be exposed as one of the biggest corporate scandals of the 20th century. SponsorsC&R Consulting - https://ohmyfraud.promo/cnr  Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com. CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Resources  Billion Dollar Bubble (1978) [YouTube]I led 66,000 Lives [Rolling Stone]

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"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.

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  • Creator
    Caleb Newquist
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    127
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Fraud Takes, LLC
  • Show Website
    Oh My Fraud

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