Category: Scammers
Jen Shah Of “Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City” Pled Guilty In Her Federal Fraud Case
In a shocking twist, Jen Shah has pled guilty to massive fraud! 48-year-old Jen of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City appeared in a federal court in Manhattan this morning for a surprise hearing, switching her previous “not guilty” plea to “GUILTY”. Wow. I really didn’t see that coming. I mean, the woman’s guiltier than a Disney villain (see: her reunion look homage to Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove in the header pic), but, since her arrest last March, she’s adamantly proclaimed her innocence. Hell, she was selling Not Guilty and #FreeJenShah merch on Instagram! I figured she’d keep that shit up during her trial, which was scheduled for July 18. But perhaps the prospect of facing 50 years in prison scared her, or she ran out of money to pay her lawyers, or she finally realized the feds’ case was too damning. Especially since her former assistant/partner in grift, Stuart Smith, pled guilty last year. Whatever the reason, Jen’s new plea agreement calls for just 11 to 14 years behind bars and restitution of up to $9.5 million. Shine on, you crazy scam queen.
Fred Goldman Claims That O.J. Simpson Owes Him $96 Million
Depending on where you stand on the 1995 trial of the century verdict, you might be the type of person who thought O.J. Simpson got away with murder. You can probably guess which side Fred Goldman, father of murder victim Ron Goldman, falls into on that subject. But Fred might also suggest that that’s not the only thing O.J. Simpson has gotten away with. He’s also guilty of highway robbery! Not technically, of course (unless CNN is currently reporting on O.J. Simpson ripping off vehicles along the I-75 in Florida). In 1997, the families of the victims of the 1994 double murder of Ron and Nicole Brown Simpson filed a civil suit against O.J., and a court awarded the families a $33.5 million wrongful death judgment. That was 25 years ago, and Fred is still wondering where his money is. And he claims that with interest, the number is actually closer to $96 million now.
Lori Loughlin Showed Up On A Red Carpet For The First Time Since The College Admissions Scandal
Lori Loughlin and her smarmy husband Mossimo Giannulli (along with Felicity Huffman) dominated headlines for a while after their involvement in the Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scandal was uncovered, their case progressed, and they served their subsequent time in the clink. During their downfall, Lori took every opportunity to show the public that she’s whiny, entitled, and oblivious, which is probably why Aunt Becky on Full House/Fuller House was her defining role. You would think that someone with notoriety and more money than sense who tried and very publicly failed to pull off a scam so privileged that it basically united a large portion of the country in muttering “aw hell naw” would just cry into their stacks of cash and go away forever, but not Lori–she’s a persistent “eternal optimist,” so she recently stepped out to grace her first red carpet since the college admissions scandal.
Molly Shannon Used To Run A Scam Pretending To Be David Mamet’s Assistant
We can all appreciate a good scammer over here in this corner of the internet, especially one with hustle and initiative. Even better, is when the scam is essentially a victimless crime. Better still, when the mark has just proven himself to be, not just worthy of derision, but worthy of a hale and hearty “get her, Jade!” In this case, the mark is pedophile-obsessed playwright David Mamet, and Saturday Nnight Live alum Molly Shannon already done got him way back in the 90s! In her new memoir, Molly talks about the “Mamet Scam” she and her friend Eugene Pack used to run, that led to her landing a role in a 1991 episode of Twin Peaks. Always be closing? Ha! How about always be conning. That’s how Molly learned the ABCs.
“Bad Vegan” Sarma Melngailis Says Alec Baldwin Is The One That Got Away
You know, I always assumed successful scammers had to be good judges of character and at least a little bit savvy, but Sarma Melngailis, the titular Bad Vegan Netflix keeps insisting I need to learn more about, appears to possess neither of those qualities. Not only did she allegedly catch an STI after raw dogging Louis C.K., she met her estranged husband and the man she claims scammed her, Anthony Strangis on Twitter. And according to People, Sarma’s The One That Got Away is none other than Alec Baldwin. Sarma was actually drawn to Anthony (who went by Shane Fox back then) after seeing his Twitter conversations with Alec. Alec was also a patron of her New York City vegan restaurant Pure Food and Wine, which was the scene of both her and Alec’s crimes. Sarma’s crime was defrauding investors and stealing from her employees to which she pleaded guilty and spent a year incarcerated at Rikers Island. Alec’s crime was inflicting his wife Hilaria Baldwin’s phony Spanish accent upon the world to which he pleaded ignorance and is currently serving 15-life incarcerated in a lie.
Anna Sorokin Hasn’t Been Deported To Germany Just Yet
Just yesterday, we learned that Anna Sorokin, aka the fake German heiress who scammed people with a bogus tale of investing in a Manhattan social club, was missing in action. Which is to say, nobody really knew where she was, and even her lawyer was throwing up shrugs. So the general consensus was that Anna must have finally been released from ICE custody and was deported back to Germany. Better take back that “Auf Wiedersehen, Scamma,” because it sounds like Anna Sorokin hasn’t been deported yet.