FBI Fleeing Fugitive Scoots Underwater from Ponzi to Pond w/ Kyle Gordon
This week, Laci welcomes Kyle Gordon (The Simpsons, Kyle Gordon Is Great) to giggle over Matthew Piercey, who ran a $35 million Ponzi scheme, then fled the FBI on an underwater scooter. When he surfaced, agents were waiting for him with dry clothes his wife had provided. Plus, in Scammer of the Week, a California man was charged with multiple counts of second-degree burglary and grand theft after being accused of stealing nearly $25,000 worth of Legos. Stay schemin’! Did you miss out on a custom signed Scam Goddess book? Look no more, nab your copy on PODSWAG Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected]. CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Kyle Gordon: @kylegordonisgreat Research by Kathryn Doyle SOURCES https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/us/matthew-piercey-ponzi-scheme.html https://people.com/35-million-ponzi-scheme-escaped-underwater-scooter-11738585 https://apnews.com/article/california-fraud-guilty-underwater-scooter-2e1cc46a3f045137a6d20f6481cd138d https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article306483426.html https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article247268914.html https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/nx-s1-5320000/legos-theft-california
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Show Notes
This week, Laci welcomes Kyle Gordon (The Simpsons, Kyle Gordon Is Great) to giggle over Matthew Piercey, who ran a $35 million Ponzi scheme, then fled the FBI on an underwater scooter. When he surfaced, agents were waiting for him with dry clothes his wife had provided. Plus, in Scammer of the Week, a California man was charged with multiple counts of second-degree burglary and grand theft after being accused of stealing nearly $25,000 worth of Legos. Stay schemin’!
Did you miss out on a custom signed Scam Goddess book? Look no more, nab your copy on PODSWAG
Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected].
CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Kyle Gordon: @kylegordonisgreat
Research by Kathryn Doyle
SOURCES
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/us/matthew-piercey-ponzi-scheme.html
https://people.com/35-million-ponzi-scheme-escaped-underwater-scooter-11738585
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article306483426.html
https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article247268914.html
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/nx-s1-5320000/legos-theft-california
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