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Queen of the Con

Queen of the Con

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From her Southern California mansion on a hill, Michelle Mack sends out a team of 12 young women that authorities call 'The California Girls' to steal millions of dollars in merchandise from high-end stores all over the country. Her neighbors think she's in the wedding business but in reality, she's a true Queen of the Con, raking in millions of dollars by selling her stolen loot on Amazon. And she's been getting away with it all for more than 10 years. But one of her California Girls is turning on her and things are about to get really interesting.

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  • Trailer: Queen of the Con: The Irish Heiress
    Sep 22 2021

    After four years, you think you know someone. But what if you woke up one day to discover that your best friend is an international con artist – and that she’s scammed you out of your life savings? That’s what happened to Johnathan Walton, and he’s been out to set the record straight and protect future victims of his one-time best friend, Marianne Smyth.

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    2 mins
  • The Irish Heiress: Ep. 1, The Best Friend
    Sep 30 2021

    When reality TV producer Johnathan Walton and his neighbors lose access to their resort-style swimming pool in their Downtown Los Angeles high-rise, they band together to push back against their landlord. At one of their protest parties, Johnathan meets Mair Smyth, a wealthy Irish heiress with a storied past who is battling some serious demons from her family back in Ireland. She dazzles the crowd, dropping in like an angel ready to solve everyone’s problems with the pool and beyond. But is Mair really the sweet savior she appears to be?

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    35 mins
  • The Irish Heiress: Ep. 2, The Inheritance
    Sep 30 2021

    Johnathan gets a panicked call from Mair...in jail. Her powerful Irish family set her up to make it look like she stole hundreds of thousands from her employer, all so they can torpedo her chances of getting her $25 million inheritance. Johnathan spends $70,000 trying to help Mair clear her name and help her get what’s rightfully hers. But one day he discovers "Mair Smyth" is not even her real name. And that's only the tip of the iceberg that forces Johnathan to question everything he thinks he knows about Mair Smyth.

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    29 mins
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Such a great podcast and awesome presentation. Can’t wait for you to do another one that doesn’t include you as a victim.

Best podcast

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I'm obsessed with Johnathan and his stellar podcast Queen of the Con. it's so entertaining and astonishing. The female con artists he presents are incredible and sometimes a little scary. Great job!

So Juicy

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l followed Emily's coverage of Shaw on YouTube now I am addicted to this podcast

Thank Emily d Baker for recommending this podcast

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I have a lifelong intense fascination with sociopaths, psychopaths and narcissists, primarily females. This podcast was very satisfying.

Well Done

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The story is well done. Great dedication and detective work by all envolved. It's actually satisfying to hear what happened in this case. The adds were a bit much, but totally understandable and worth the listen. I highly recommend this podcast!

Excellent!

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I’m glad I listened. I learned a lot. Thanks. Wish there was more. I’m going to look for future episodes every day

Good information about bad people.

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I love this podcast. It is absolutely unbelievable what happened to you, my heart breaks for all that you have been through. Thank you for taking your story public and drawing attention to it. ❤

I am so sorry this happened to you

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Thank you for shining a light on these cases and pursuing justice for the victims.

Heartbreaking and Riveting

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It's impossible to fathom how people are so easily conned by sociopaths like these. But of course Donald Trump was elected so it all makes sense...

Unbelievable story

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I just completed The OC Savior and what a story. I couldn't stop listening because I had to know that justice was served. I purposely did not Google it as to not spoil the ending. But this story resonated with me because I went through very similar things with my sister who is currently serving time in prison after coning and defrauding myself, my parents, friends, and colleagues her entire adult life. Thank you for sharing stories like yours and this one. I know it's helping many people.

Reminds me of my sister

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