‘Say Hello To My Little Fraud’ w/ Jamie Loftus
What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, comedian Jamie Loftus joins the show to discuss John Wojtowicz, a con man who made international headlines after robbing a bank and creating a hostage situation “for love.” His story inspired the Academy Award Winning film “Dog Day Afternoon” starring Al Pacino. Plus, a California Instagram “momfluencer” was sentenced to 90 days in prison after falsely reporting that a couple had attempted to kidnap her two children. Stay Schemin’! This episode was recorded on July 25th, 2023. Follow on Instagram: Jamie Loftus @jamiechristsuperstar Laci Mosley @divalaci Scam Goddess Podcast @scamgoddesspod Research by Kaelyn Brandt SOURCES https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/ex-sonoma-county-mom-influencer-katie-sorensen-sentenced-to-30-days-in-cu/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/us/katie-sorensen-fake-kidnapping-california-jail.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-wojtowicz https://www.insideedition.com/how-the-bungled-brooklyn-bank-robbery-that-inspired-dog-day-afternoon-made-1-man-a-household-name https://books.google.com/books?id=5VYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31457718 https://slate.com/business/2023/06/shein-influencer-fast-fashion-hauls.html
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Show Notes
What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, comedian Jamie Loftus joins the show to discuss John Wojtowicz, a con man who made international headlines after robbing a bank and creating a hostage situation “for love.” His story inspired the Academy Award Winning film “Dog Day Afternoon” starring Al Pacino. Plus, a California Instagram “momfluencer” was sentenced to 90 days in prison after falsely reporting that a couple had attempted to kidnap her two children. Stay Schemin’!
This episode was recorded on July 25th, 2023.
Follow on Instagram:
Jamie Loftus @jamiechristsuperstar
Laci Mosley @divalaci
Scam Goddess Podcast @scamgoddesspod
Research by Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/us/katie-sorensen-fake-kidnapping-california-jail.html
https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-wojtowicz
https://books.google.com/books?id=5VYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31457718
https://slate.com/business/2023/06/shein-influencer-fast-fashion-hauls.html
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