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Who knew rich people committed crime? Not the American justice system! Join Chicago based comedians Nina Kern and Kishan Batcheldor as they talk some of the most prolific crimes committed by the wealthy.

White Collars, Red Hands


    • May 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 199 EPISODES


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    Chrisley Knows Theft- The Chrisely Family

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 48:25


    This week we discuss the Kardashians of the South: The Chrisleys. Starring in the popular reality tv show Chrisley Knows Best, the family led by Todd and Julie Chrisley, were well known for being over the top. But when the cameras were off the big personalities remained, and the family was pulling a lot of shady strings to maintain their wealth.

    Hoosier Hefner- Tim Durham

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 41:07


    Today we discuss the largest Ponzi scheme, the largest FBI investigation, and the longest conviction handed down in a White Collar crime... in Indiana. Tim Durham was unapologetically greedy and loved to flaunt his wealth, but when a friend flipped on him the playboy wannabe was about to come crashing back to Earth.

    Playing the Field- Bell Bank Park

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 28:37


    In this weeks fan submitted episode we dive into the sprawling sports complex in Mesa, Arizona now known as Legacy Fields but was once Bell Bank Park. The origin of this complex goes back to a father and son duo who would do anything to get it built including lying their a$$es off.

    Just Bribin'- Siemens

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 41:16


    This week we tackle a German giant in industrial engineering, Siemens (yes there is more than a few jokes about it). Siemens has survived through two world wars on the losing side, and still managed to keep the scandal alive into the early 2000s when the entire company was finally outed for its decades long practice of bribing government officials. Find out all the dirty details in this episode!

    The I.T. Crowd- North Korea Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 37:13


    This week we discuss Christina Marie Chapman and the scheme she helped perpetuate that brought workers into I.T. positions for U.S. companies. The only issue is that these workers allegedly had stolen identities and were actually taking jobs to steal secrets and funnel money into North Korean weapon's programs.

    Murder with Mother- Sante and Kenneth Kimes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 56:09


    On this season finale we discuss former millionaire's wife Sante Kimes who along with her son went on a rampage of murder and enslavement that saw them both end up in prison for over 100 years. What led this bad apple to not fall far from the tree? Find out on this week's episode

    The Real Price of Bananas- United Fruit Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 53:52


    This week we find out what we are really paying for when we buy a bunch of bananas, The United Fruit Company, now Chiquita Brands International, has left a bloody history in its wake to being the largest banana provider. They've taken part in massacres, controlled governments, and even toppled some with the help of the CIA. We delve into it all on this week's episode!

    Box Office Robbery- Weathervane Productions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 37:14


    This week we talk about Weathervane Productions, a company backed by affluent men with ties to Wells Fargo, which gave them the appearance of reliability. They funded multiple box office participation trophies, but the funding deal they were peddling seemed too good to be true.

    Grapes of Wrath- Wine Scams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 42:16


    I love it when a plan doesn't come together, because it ends with us getting wine tipsy in a relaxed feel episode. This week there wasn't enough info to flesh out an entire episode so we instead talk about the history of wine and some recent scandals surrounding one of the oldest vices known to humanity.

    Robbing Cradles- Tara Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 46:30


    This week we sit down to discuss the story of Tara Lee who ran a private adoption agency. Tara always seemed to be able to match parents to children faster and cheaper than anywhere else, but as prospective parents soon found out, her methods for finding the mothers was seedy at best, and that's if they ever existed in the first place.

    Free to be Corrupt- Chen Shui-bian

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 52:15


    This week we learn a little bit about the background of Taiwan, a country that has spent the last century in turmoil, and changing ruling hands twice. Recently there has been a push for their independence and hope was on the horizon with democratic elections, but their second democratically elected president, Chen Shui-bian, proved to be a little more corrupt than they hoped.

    The Time Share Cartel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 36:55


    This week we cover the mononymous James, who just wanted to sell a time share he no longer used and ended up getting sent on a wild ride of additional scams from a Mexican cartel that cost him almost one million dollars.

    Steinhoff the Rails- Steinhoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 41:55


    This week we talk the largest financial scandal to come out of South Africa: Steinhoff International. What started out as a multinational home furniture retailer who was always playing second fiddle to Ikea, turned into a huge empire with representation in over 30 countries. But behind the scenes Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste was secretly cooking the books, and things were speeding to an unhappy end.

    Rug Pullah- $HAWK Scandal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 41:57


    This week we discuss an ongoing story that is developing around the viral sensation Haliey Welch, also known as the Hawk Tuah Girl. Who somehow capitalized on one bj joke and made it to a pretty comfortable position, before seemingly ruining her short career with a rug pull crypto scam.

    The Boss of Denver- Lou Blonger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 50:32


    Welcome to the season 18 premiere! This week we discuss Lou Blonger (I hardly know 'er) who had a stranglehold on Denver during the times of the Wild West into the Roaring 20s. We will discuss how he figureheaded a group of conmen in an organized crime ring that later became known as the Million Dollar Bunco Ring, and how one young DA finally took him down.

    Dementia Americana- The Murder of Stanford White

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 61:51


    In our 17th season finale we discuss a clash of the titans that took place at the turn of the 20th century when coal and transport magnate Harry K Thaw shot famous architect Stanford White on the rooftop of Madison Square Garden in front of countless witnesses. But the real victim was the young woman caught up in the mix, Evelyn Nesbit, Harry's wife.

    The Trappings of Fame- Sean Kingston and L.O.P.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 37:40


    This week we tackle a recent story featuring a three-hit wonder from the late 2000s in Sean Kingston and a band that never really got started in Lights Over Paris. Although their level of fame achieved was different, they both have now landed in the same place: jail. Find out how on this week's episode.

    Scandal in St. Louis- The Whiskey Ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 46:43


    This week's episode takes a look at the scandal filled presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, who while trying to rebuild the country in the aftermath of the American Civil War found himself fighting off corruption from within on multiple fronts. The largest of which was the Whiskey Ring, a criminal organization with political ties that was stealing millions from the government and was getting a little too close to the Oval Office for comfort.

    Handle with Medicare- Lexie Gehrke and Jeffery King

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 41:23


    This week we discuss a Fox-news anchor lookalike and Wish Pitbull Lexie Gehrke and Jeffery King who through pretty blatant Medicare fraud exploited the sick and dying to enrich themselves for almost $1 Billion. Find out how Lexie Pickles got herself into one on this upsetting episode!

    The TicketMasters- Columbus Zoo Scandal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 41:33


    This week we dive into this episode's listener submitted episode as we discuss a recent scandal with the Columbus Zoo where three C-suite executives were using the accounts as their personal piggy bank to catch T-Swift on the Eras Tour, and drunkenly watch barely legal men give each other brain damage.

    Scamming the Schools- Detroit Public School Scandal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 38:22


    This week we discuss the businessman Norman Shy who did not live up to his last name when he brazenly scammed the Detroit public school system for millions of dollars in a corruption case that runs deep. Find out just how he did it on this week's episode of White Collars, Red Hands.

    Polly Wanna Collapse?- Polly Peck

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 40:41


    This week we discuss how Polly Peck Picked a Peck of Pickled Partnerships, a Peck of Pickled Partnerships Polly Peck Picked. If Polly Peck Picked a Peck of Pickled Partnerships, where's the money from the Pickled Partnerships Polly Peck Picked?

    Fake Heiress from Paris- Anna Delvey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 53:34


    This week we discuss Anna Delvey who went from scamming friends and banks out of huge sums to solitary confinement in a maximum security prison to... podcast and television appearances? Find out more about this fake heiress on this week's episode!

    Golden Loophole- The 2013 Turkey Corruption Scandal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 53:03


    This week we discuss a corruption scandal in Turkey that has brought Turkish President Tayyip ErdoÄŸan and his political party the AKP under fire since its unveiling. A web of corruption allowed a sidestepping of American sanctions against Iran through a golden loophole, that saw 91 high-ranking officials detained with millions in their shoeboxes.

    The DWI Dude- Jamie Balagia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 41:40


    Welcome back to season 17 of WCRH! To start us off we have a story about cop turned cocaine addict turned defense lawyer Jamie Balagia who didn't try to defraud his normal clients but rather the Columbian Cartel. Grab a cold one and take a shot, but leave your keys behind for this wild ride.

    Death by Benadryl- Lori Isenberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 38:56


    In the season 16 finale we discuss Lori Isenberg, whose death was shrouded in mystery when it was questioned whether he fell off his boat... or was pushed. Lori held a secret, but was it dangerous enough to murder for? Find out how the police through some strange tactics answered that question on this week's episode.

    The First Ponzi Scheme- The South Sea Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 57:00


    This week we travel back to England at the turn of the 18th century when economic theory was in its infancy, which meant so too was the art of market manipulation. The South Sea Company and its evil mastermind John Blunt were meant to lend money to the government while making millions in trade to the Spanish New World. What happened though was a string of shams that would change the English government forever.

    Low Prices, Lower Morals- Walmart

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 43:01


    This week we talk about the largest private employer in the United States, Walmart. Being so large they have been the focus of a lot of controversy over the years, today we sit down and talk about three of them while reminiscing over the loss of K-Mart.

    Knockoff Indiana Jones- Antonio Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 42:06


    This week we discuss Antonio Mariot Wilson, a lifelong scammer who made some outrageous claims to separate wealthy women from their cash. But "Dr." Tony runs into a Hollywood actress who brings the pressure on him from authorities, can he escape this pit of snakes? Or is he destined for an airplane propeller? Link to 200 Periods coming post-Amazon approval. Also sorry no video this week as like many politicians, it was corrupted.

    Stealing from the Oligarchs- Leigh Sprague

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 37:19


    This week we discuss American lawyer Leigh Sprague who left to explore the rebirth of Russia from the Soviet Union. He then stole millions of dollars from a Russian Oligarch, one of the most influential and dangerous people to mess with. Find out if he survived his ordeal on this week's episode!

    Carrian Debt- Carrian Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 47:01


    Today we discuss the Carrian group, a multifaceted conglomerate from Hong Kong in the 1980s. Over four years Carrian grew to one of the largest companies in the region under the direction of civil engineer George Tan, but it was all a house of cards, and when it fell what followed was a record-setting investigation, and murder.

    A Personal Bank- Truong My Lan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 41:12


    This week we discuss a recent-ish story out of Vietnam about a woman who used a large national bank as her personal checking account to fund a massive real estate enterprise. Her theft reached unbelievable heights before it came crashing down and she received the greatest penalty that can be given: death.

    Rehab Nightmare- Kenny Chatman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 42:28


    This week we discuss one of the worst individuals we've talked about on this show. Kenny Chatman owned and operated sober living facilities and addiction treatment centers in Florida but used them as a cash cow bilking insurance companies out of millions while supplying drugs to patients and much worse. Buckle up because this guy sucks.

    Silly Scandals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 17:53


    Kishan is on vacation and Nina is in charge! This episode is a compilation of 3 stories so silly, that they should be a crime! Don't wait! Dive on in and see what this episode is all about!

    The OG Identity Thief- Abraham Abdallah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 40:28


    This week we talk about Abraham Abdallah, a lifelong petty criminal whose identity theft crimes in the early 2000s kicked off a new wave of identity protection. Find out how the pages of a Forbes magazine held the secrets to half of the most powerful people on the planet in this week's episode!

    Friends With Betting Fits- Ippei Mizuhara

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 48:29


    Welcome back to Season 16 of White Collars, Red Hands! This week we once again combine Kishan's love of baseball with disdain for financial crime into an episode as we talk about the background and friendship that formed between Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara. Then we discuss how the friendship fell into ruin through a years-long heist.

    Meth, Murder, and Antivirus Software- John McAfee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 59:54


    On the season 15 finale we discuss the insane life and death of John McAfee who founded the famous antivirus software, became a wanted fugitive in another country, openly used drugs and hired prostitutes and still somehow mildly successfully ran for the President of the United States.

    The Healthcare Hoax- Mathew James

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 36:46


    This week we dish the tea on a Mathew missing a t, as we discuss Mathew James and the capers he pulled to hoodwink the healthcare industry out of more than half a billion dollars.

    The Salad Oil Scam- Tino De Angelis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 57:05


    This week we sit down and discuss the not often told story of Tino De Angelis, an Italian immigrant looking to make a name for himself, which he did not through good business practices or works of charity but through perpetuating a phantom oil scandal worth $1.8Bn!

    The Lottery Lawyer- Jason Kurland

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 46:51


    This week we discuss the man that was supposed to guide those who have come into huge winnings through the lottery to a better future, but instead used the proceeds to worm himself and his clients further into debt. Does justice end up with a new pair of shoes? Find out in this episode!

    Frat House Crack House- Charleston Drug Ring

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 48:38


    This week we delve into this season's listener suggested episode as we discuss a clever but somehow stupid, chill but somehow violent, gang ran but somehow not gang ran drug ring that was operated by those of high privilege on the campus of the College of Charleston in South Carolina

    God's Cryptocurrency-Eligio Regalado

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 39:15


    This week we discuss a weird intersection of themes that are common on this show, cryptocurrency and religious scams. Prosperity preachers have been common for hundreds of years but as sermons moved to Zoom for the pandemic, one couple decided that tithing can be hip and digital when they created and misused INDXcoin, the cryptocurrency backed by Jesus!

    Ivan the Terrible- Ivan Boesky

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 39:55


    This week we talk about one of the most famous rats in history, besides that one that makes gingers cook well, and that rat's name is Ivan Boesky. An arbitrageur who made his wealth because his rich wife gave him a decent allowance, and also some illegal stuff.

    The Monster with 21 Faces-Glico and Morinaga

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 37:58


    This week we visit Japan as we discuss the details of an unsolved crime from the 1980's that saw multiple food companies threatened and extorted by someone who referred to themselves as The Monster with 21 Faces. The crime spree started with kidnapping end ended with death, potentially all at the hands of one fox-eyed man.

    Money Boxes and Eiffel Towers- Victor Lustig

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 41:29


    This week we discuss an Austria-Hungarian born conman named Victor Lustig (maybe?) who left a string of scam victims across two continents, found great success selling magic boxes and... The Eiffel tower... twice.

    Hero to Zero- Brian Kolfage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 38:42


    On the season 15 premiere episode we discuss Brian Kolfage, a purple heart recipient who used his military hero status to spread far-right conspiracies and to swindle a large sum of money from thousands in his " We Build the Wall" fundraiser.

    South Carolina Royalty- The Murdaugh Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 61:17


    It's the season finale so this week we take on the dark history of the Murdaugh family in South Carolina, who were considered an affluent small county dynasty. But what happens when their influence wasn't enough to keep all their skeletons in the closet? Find out on the conclusion to season 14!

    Taking the Cake- Patisserie Valerie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 40:56


    This week we hop across the pond to talk about a recent accounting scandal from Great Britain. Patisserie Valerie is a century old bakery with beginnings shrouded in mystery but we know where they ended up... almost bankrupt from accounting fraud! Find out more about their delicious dupe on this week's episode.

    Tales of the Amazon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 32:10


    This week's a quickie where we talk three stories surrounding the third largest company in the world: Amazon. And weirdly enough only one of the three has Amazon as the villain. Find out more on this week's episode!

    Tyrant Taxman- Joel Greenberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 51:04


    This week we discuss the incredibly real tale of one time radio DJ Joel Greenberg, who after being elected as Seminole County Tax Collector started a string of unbelievably brazen crimes that got progressively worse and ended with an investigation in the highest seats of government.

    Playing Doctor- Renee Bach

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 53:03


    This week we dive into the story of Renee Bach, a Christian missionary who started a group feeding children in Uganda. From there she moved onto running an unlicensed medical facility where she got a reputation for losing her child patients but what do you expect from a homeschooled doctor? Find out more on this week's episode!

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