When Take Downs Go Wrong with US Customs Undercover Agent Mario Bogran Ep.

Finance Professor Erik Lie's research led to the biggest investigation in SEC history AND a Pulitzer Prize.  Listen to find out exactly what corporations had been doing to give their executives huge paydays---at shareholder expense.  And be sure to pick up a copy of his book Catching Cheats.   Your host Traci Brown is ranked in the top 3 Body Language Experts in the World, and a top keynote speaker for associations and corporations. A body language expert and behavior analyst, she works with sales teams, leaders, and investigators on lie detection for sales, leadership, hiring, and financial and safety investigations, to build the bottom line,  drawing from her training with law enforcement and experience in active investigations.

Andrea Merriman went to bed one night thinking she and her husband had $10M in the bank and a nice life ahead.  The next day she found out they were broke, all of their assets were frozen and her husband was a Ponzi Schemer headed to prison. She and her kids had nothing and had to rebuild their lives.  Listen to hear her amazing story of total collapse and the one thing she says to never, ever do so you can avoid her fate.  This is as true as true crime gets.   Buy us a coffee and help support the show!  Your donation goes a long way to help us keep bringing you amazing stories.

How exactly can you find the truth in high stakes situations?  Attorney Investigator Marla Moore tells us exactly how she gets to the bottom of sexual harassment, discrimination and corporate bullying cases when millions of dollars are on the line.  She has 5 factors she uses to reveal the truth that you'll be able to use for yourself.   Help support the show and buy us a coffee!  Your donation goes a long way.  Thanks!

Learn how Chinese Spies, Nazi era interests and the Mexican Cartel's plans get foiled by reputation management pro Nate Miller, CEO and founder of Miller Ink.  He develops and implements media campaigns to make sure the truth is heard, change public opinion and right the wrongs done to his clients.   Help support the show and buy us a coffee.  Your donation goes a long way toward keeping the show going.

If you just want to laugh at some funny crimes, this episode is for you.  Special Guest and Second City Alum Pat Dwyer joins Traci to review some of the most ridiculous issues of the day:  Gayle King and Katy Perry in Space---did it really happen, and what's the real rocket science behind it all.?  We'll find out.  And also talk swimming in the fish tank at Bass Pro Shop, being gaslit by a toddler and more.    Help support the show and buy us a coffee.  Your donation goes a long way.  Thanks in advance!

Jonathan Schwartz was one Hollywood's most trusted advisors, managing icons like Beyonce, Matthew McConaughey, Mariah Carey and Gwyneth Paltrow.  He seemed untouchable.  But behind the glitz and glam, his secret drug & gambling addictions led him to embezzle almost $7mllion from the very clients he was meant to protect resulting in a fall from grace that shocked the industry.  Listen to find out how it all went down, how he's recovered and is now helping others.   Help support the show and buy us a coffee.  Your donation goes a long way and helps us produce more riveting content for you.

Tune in to learn about the False Confession Industry and how experienced interrogators find the truth using Polygraph exams, the Reid Technique, Body Language and more.  Brad reveals simple ways to know the truth from anyone and put them at ease in the most intense situations.  This is one episode you don't want to miss. Be sure to connect with Brad on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradbeeler1865/ And gepre-order his new book NOW!   Tell Me Everything https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tell-Me-Everything/Brad-Beeler/9781637748428  

Traci and her friend Pat Dwyer make their private conversation public, talking about what really goes on during John Reid Interview and Interrogation training.  You'll learn the somewhat contriversial process of getting a confession.  How to detect lies and lots more. Help us keep the show going and Buy us a Coffee.  Your donation goes a long way.

'My advisor said the money would be back in my account today….'  Is what Tim Smith heard when he picked up the phone one day.  One of the financial advisors in his company had taken millions from clients in his own Ponzi scheme.  Find out how you can avoid becoming a part of this $40 Billion per year problem by knowing exactly who you can trust as your financial advisor and the red flags that say you shouldn't.  Be sure to get a free copy of Tim's book, 50 Ways to Avoid Investment Advisor Fraud. By emailing him at [email protected] Help keep the show going and buy us a coffee.  Your support does mean a lot: Click here to donate today!

Working for US Customs is so much more than just checking people's bags at the airport.  Mario Bogran worked the ports undercover to stop the drug trade.  He laundered millions of dollars, acting like he was on the inside-- to make the case on his targets.  Listen to find out the craziest thing he sent to Columbia, how a take down really goes,  what can go wrong and how he knew the criminals watched The Godfather and why he quit.