The Failed Mob Music Mogul w/ Diallo Riddle
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What's poppin' con - gregation? This week, Diallo Riddle joins us to discuss a legendary con artist who used his ties to notorious crime families in the US to pose as a major music executive, gaining fame and access to lavish perks around the world. Plus, an anonymous group walks away with $3.81 million after creating a viral cryptocurrency named after popular Netflix show, Squid Game. Stay Schemin'! Research By Kaelyn Brandt  SOURCES: https://gizmodo.com/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scammers-make-off-with-2-1-m-1847972824 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-sabatino-con-man-sentenced-supermax-prison/ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article184431698.html https://www.wired.com/2008/03/la-times-appare/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/hip-hop-poseur-jimmy-sabatino-cant-stop-scamming-even-from-prison-6393917 https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/con-kid-6366268 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2776416/Career-man-posed-music-label-exec-scam-Miami-hotels-600-000-presidential-suites-champagne-room-service-sentenced-five-years-prison.html https://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/11/24/confessions-of-a-con-man/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/jimmy-sabatino-accused-yet-again-of-pretending-to-be-record-exec-from-prison-cell-8582893
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