Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime

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Publisher |: Cloud10,; iHeartPodcasts

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Society & Culture,; True Crime,; Women's Stories

Categories Via RSS |: True Crime

Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime deep dives into cases involving a more rare type of criminal, women who commit financial crimes. In Season One, host Jami Rice of MURDERISH podcast takes listeners on a journey to investigate Mary Carole McDonnell, a self-proclaimed heiress and the CEO of a TV production company based in Los Angeles well known for all of the complex lies she told for decades. In Season Two, Jami takes listeners on a journey to investigate Tara Lee, a woman with an expensive taste for luxury jewelry and accessories, who satisfied her desires by taking money from the vulnerable and disadvantaged - destroying countless families for generations to come.

People |: Jami Rice
Premiere Date |: 2022-04-14
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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44 Available Episodes (44 Total) / Average duration: 00:48:28

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44 Available Episodes (44 Total)Average duration: 00:48:28

Feb 09, 2023

00:31:06

This week, Jami Rice speaks with Dr. Joni E. Johnston, a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, author and private investigator. Together, they discuss the Tara Lee adoption scam case as well as Tara’s intense lack of empathy and toxic manipulation of adoptive parents and birth parents.

If you enjoy Dirty Money Moves, please leave us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts.

Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.

Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.

Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.

Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.

If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s other podcast MURDERISH.

Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 02, 2023

01:08:27

This week, Jami Rice speaks with Teresa Matheny, a survivor of Tara Lee’s adoption scandal. Teresa opened up about all of the hoops she had to jump through to get the baby she was promised from Tara Lee, which almost didn’t happen. She also walks Jami through how she met Tara, and how she discovered that she was a con artist running adoption scams.

If you enjoy Dirty Money Moves, please leave us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts.

Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.

Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.

Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.

Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.

If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s other podcast MURDERISH.

Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 26, 2023

01:02:56

Attorneys Talia Goetting & Tonya Corrado worked with Tara for a time. They were actually about to go into business with her when everything came to a screeching halt. Talia and Tonya began noticing red flags, and soon enough, they were working with the FBI to take Tara down.

In this episode, you’ll hear directly from Talia and Tonya about their experience working with Tara, and how everything went down once they became suspicious of her.

If you enjoy Dirty Money Moves, please leave us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts.

Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.

Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.

Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.

Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.

If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s other podcast MURDERISH.

Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 19, 2023

00:33:54

Tara Lee had the opportunity to quietly do her prison time and follow through on the court’s orders, but she just couldn’t do it. Tara began making statements that she was innocent; she didn’t complete the victim impact statement recordings as ordered by the court; and she began filing appeals to have her conviction vacated, all of which kept her firmly in the Detroit headlines.

So, where does Tara’s case stand now? Have Tara’s victims been able to move on since her incarceration? Is there anything people who are looking to adopt can do to protect themselves from falling victim to predators like Tara? What even drives someone to behave the way Tara did?

If you enjoy Dirty Money Moves, please leave us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts.

Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.

Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.

Research and writing by Gina Mazzolini.

Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.

Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.

If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s other podcast MURDERISH.

Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 12, 2023

00:42:55

Tara Lee’s sentence hearing was attended by dozens of her victims, many of whom traveled great distances to see her be punished. They sobbed while giving statements to the court about how Tara hurt them. Some people even addressed Tara directly.

It wasn’t only adoptive families speaking, birth mothers and fathers, people who had their children taken from them without their consent all made their voices heard. Victim statements were given for over six hours, each person demanding justice for their broken families. Tara even spoke to the court, but would the judge be swayed by Tara’s emotional apology?

If you enjoy Dirty Money Moves, please leave us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts.

Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.

Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.

Research and writing by Gina Mazzolini.

Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.

Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.

If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s other podcast MURDERISH.

Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 05, 2023

00:42:29

Tara Lee told horrible lies about birth mothers being murdered, babies dying during childbirth, or mothers deciding to keep their babies when, in reality ..there wasn’t a mother or baby at all. Thanks to the efforts of several adoptive parents and the lawyers who worked with Tara, the FBI was notified and given a ton of information to go on as they began investigating her. The FBI also identified a woman who helped Tara pull off some of her schemes and as it turned out, this wasn’t her first rodeo either.

If you enjoy Dirty Money Moves, please leave us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts.

Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.

Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.

Research and writing by Gina Mazzolini.

Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.

Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.

If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s other podcast MURDERISH.

Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 29, 2022

01:06:30

Allow me to introduce you to Live, Laugh, Larceny …a satire podcast that is the perfect palate cleanser after listening to so much dark true crime content. Each week, hosts Amanda and Trevin walk listeners through ridiculously petty crimes in a dramatic way with moody music and funny sound effects sprinkled throughout.

Take a break from heinous true crime stories and listen to Live, Laugh, Larceny where you’ll hear about petty cases like the one where two old men fought at Costco over free samples.

Please leave a positive rating & review for Dirty Money Moves in your favorite podcast app.

Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.

Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.

Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.

If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s podcast MURDERISH.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 22, 2022

00:56:53

Tara Lee and her husband Jeremy were in financial ruin. They had lost another home to foreclosure, and Tara’s wages were still being heavily garnished. There was another bankruptcy, the purchase of another, larger home, a new car, and they adopted two babies between 2012 and 2014.

During all of her financial woes, Tara established Always Hope and it appeared to be a successful, legit adoption agency… until a phone call from a woman in late 2018 changed everything.

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If you enjoy Dirty Money Moves, please leave us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts.

Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.

Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.

Research and writing by Gina Mazzolini.

Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.

Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.

If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s podcast MURDERISH.

Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 15, 2022

00:43:20

Last week’s episode covered Tara Lee’s extensive history of fraud and the numerous civil judgments that had been levied against her, which dramatically affected her finances for years to come. And by the time 2014 rolled around, there were a few more financial setbacks. Even so, it seemed like Tara made some positive steps toward changing her life: she’d gone to school, gotten a degree, and was trying to take control of her finances by working multiple jobs, one of which was in the legal field. But, like she wrote in her blog in 2017, the Lord had other plans for her. Those plans would absolutely change Tara’s life, and destroy countless others in the process.

If you enjoy Dirty Money Moves, please leave us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts.

Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.

Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.

Research and writing by Gina Mazzolini.

Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.

Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.

If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s podcast MURDERISH.

Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 08, 2022

00:36:54

In season two of Dirty Money Moves, Jami’s taking you along on a deep dive into a woman with an expensive taste for luxury jewelry and accessories, who satisfied her desires by taking money from the vulnerable and disadvantaged; a woman who preyed on the hopes and dreams of hundreds of desperate people, destroying countless families for generations to come. Tara Lee is a con artist of the worst kind, whose cruelty knew no limits.

Sponsors:

Prose: Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today! Go to prose.com/DIRTYMONEY.

If you enjoy Dirty Money Moves, please leave us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts.

Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.

Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.

Research and writing by Gina Mazzolini.

Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.

Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.

If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s podcast MURDERISH.

Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 09 | 00:31:06

Dr. Joni Johnston: "Psychology of a Scammer" | S2 E9

Feb 02 | 01:08:27

Teresa Matheny: "Adoption Scam Survivor" | S2 E8

Jan 26 | 01:02:56

Talia Goetting & Tonya Corrado: "Taking Down a Scammer" | S2 E7

Jan 19 | 00:33:54

“Time For Change” | S2 E6

Jan 12 | 00:42:55

“The Worst Case” | S2 E5

Jan 05 | 00:42:29

“To Bond or Not to Bond” | S2 E4

Dec 29 | 01:06:30

Introducing: Live, Laugh, Larceny | A Pair of Classless Chaps

Dec 22 | 00:56:53

“Trail of Deceit” | S2 E3

Dec 15 | 00:43:20

“Merging Families” | S2 E2

Dec 08 | 00:36:54

“Becoming Tara Lee” | S2 E1

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