Nickel & Crime

Let’s dive into the wild story of several elderly individuals’ trust being shattered after choosing ‘A Superior Option' for care and financial assistance. With a cast of characters so morally vapid it even includes a lawyer who used her knowledge of elder law to exploit those she swore to protect, this episode is one you’ll wish wasn’t based in reality. The alleged swindled $2.7 million to build themselves a luxurious lifestyle that robbed 12 seniors of their life savings and left them depleted in the last few years of their lives.

Move over catfishing because your nefarious cousin pig butchering just upped the ante. In this episode, we’re going to dive into the latest ‘trend’ in scams where the ring of fire gets bigger, and victims don’t just get burned by love. They often see their entire life savings, and more go up in smoke. It’s an eye-opening look at one woman’s painful story of love and loss, with victims becoming victims in a torrid web of organized crime that ensnares people from both sides with the promise of a better future that ultimately ends up being quite the opposite. 

In 2021, A 74-year-old Washington veteran was sentenced to 25 months in prison for stealing his brother’s identity and collecting his disability checks for more than 30 years. Plot twist: the brother was reported missing in 1989 and what happened to him remains a mystery.

A dual citizen recruits a money mule to play with the hearts of many via online dating and swindle more than $5 million.

An executive at a religious financial institution is tempted to live a double life: empower the customers wanting to find their purpose or steal from the institution that helps them do so. A story of embezzlement, deceit and fraud.

A computer consultant sells his list of more than 700 synthetic identities to two Florida men to steal millions from COVID-19 relief programs.

A Texas car and motorsports entrepreneur orchestrates a scheme to check kite $114 million, fooling investors and his business partner that he’s running a thriving business.