Tag: Fraud

Charlie Javice Indicted for $175 Million Frank Fraud

Frank was a financial services application which made it easier for students to fill out the FAFSA. Last year JPMorgan Chase filed a lawsuit against Charlie Javice, the founder of Frank alleging that she had misrepresented the number of users and suing her for fraud. Charlie Javice has now had an opportunity to file her counterclaim and argue about why her actions were not fraud. After the claim and counterclaim was filed Charlie Javice ended up indicted in the Southern District of New York for wire fraud and bank fraud charges.

Is Cash App a Fraud?

https://youtu.be/-kEe0PY05jg Block, formerly Square, the company behind popular payments application Cash App; has been accused of fraud by short-selling firm Hindenburg Research. I dug deep into the report to try to access the claims and see whether or not Cash App is really a fraud. Find the Hindenburg report here. Other videos referenced in this … Continue reading Is Cash App a Fraud? →

Bennett Reacts to Crypto: The World’s Greatest Scam

https://youtube.com/live/JMYd0s2_v2Q?feature=share Reacting to the video: Crypto: The World's Greatest Scam live. You can find the original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORdWE_ffirg Other videos mentioned in this video: Reaction to Web3: A Libertarian Dystopia: https://youtube.com/live/xE4L-R9b_MU?feature=share Gary Vee exploits fans at VeeCon: https://youtu.be/ivYegRqyCjo Nicholas Weaver on Crypto Critics' Corner: https://youtu.be/VMfp4X_HSu4 David Gerard on Crypto Critics' Corner: https://youtu.be/lnSEFrVlVV4 Crypto Critics' … Continue reading Bennett Reacts to Crypto: The World’s Greatest Scam →

Gary Vee is exploiting fans at VeeCon

https://youtu.be/ivYegRqyCjo Gary Vaynerchuk runs a convention called VeeCon and rather than hire professionals they have chosen to rely on volunteer labor. Resources: Crypto Critics' Corner video on radicalization: https://youtu.be/x4Ah8zqEgzo Crypto Critics' Corner interview with münecat: https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2022/04/01/episode-64-metaverse-2-venture-capitalist-judgement-feat-munecat/ münecat's video on Gary Vee: https://youtu.be/5Xpx0l6FXJU English Transcript: 00:00:00:01 - 00:00:25:29 Bennett Tomlin Gary Vaynerchuk or Gary Vee, as … Continue reading Gary Vee is exploiting fans at VeeCon →

$175 Million and Four Million Fake Users: The Story of Frank’s Fraud

https://youtu.be/PEG9fRVykCE Frank was a financial services application which made it easier for students to fill out the FAFSA. Last year JPMorgan Chase filed a lawsuit against Charlie Javice, the founder of Frank alleging that she had misrepresented the number of users and suing her for fraud. Charlie Javice has now had an opportunity to file … Continue reading $175 Million and Four Million Fake Users: The Story of Frank’s Fraud →

Why are pharmacies getting worse?

https://youtu.be/xbARNpXH7jI Bennett Tomlin describes how the pharmacy duopoly of CVS and Walgreens has led to consistently worse experiences for customers, and how their anti-competitive behavior can be curtailed. Other resources from this video: Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Brand-Name Drug Prices, and Patient Cost Sharing from The Annals of Internal Medicine In defense of break-ups from Cornell … Continue reading Why are pharmacies getting worse? →