Back in the early 1980s David and Mark Pedley were little more than a father-son real estate scam duo. Then came prison, escape, and a self-penned Bible, named for an obscure Jerusalem priest and the foundation for a micronation called the Dominion of Melchizedek.
It was no ordinary secession movement. The Dominion would become one of its era's greatest swin ... Show More
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How an Albanian Mobster Derailed MAGA Island
In Albania's turbulent Nineties, the small, seaside town of Vlore became a gangster’s paradise, playing host to hundreds of crooks ferrying drugs, weapons and people into nearby Puglia alongside Italian mafiosi. One of them was a slim, slick-haired former military man named Artur ... Show More
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Oct 2020
Satanic Panic Pt. 4: The Rise of Evangelical Churches
Emboldened by power- and money-hungry conmen, Evangelical doomsdayers set the stage for an epic showdown of biblical proportions. The fight for the souls of every last American was beginning, they claimed, and Satan was coming to drag us all to hell. Learn more about your ad choi ... Show More
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Apr 2024
The Fraudster's Guide to Magic Money
Sam Israel had a problem. The investors in his hedge fund, Bayou Capital, were expecting spectacular returns. Sam himself had spent years proclaiming the fund's brilliant results. But in reality, Sam had been marking his own homework, publishing fraudulent accounts and using thes ... Show More
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Apr 2022
William Kamm & The Order of St. Charbel Pt. 2
When teenage girls in the Order started getting pregnant in the early 2000s, Kamm claimed the babies were miraculously conceived from his “holy seed.” It was a lie, but by then, he had cemented control over every part of his followers’ lives. Now, he was selling them on his next ... Show More
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Apr 2024
Tehama's Most Wanted: Razzlekhan
As if the whole cryptocurrency thing wasn't ridiculous enough, enter Heather Morgan aka Razzlekhan. An entrepreneur and amateur rapper, she and her husband, Dutch, lived large. The source? Hacked bitcoin. Can't get enough of these clowns and their techno criming? Fear not, there ... Show More
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