Fraud Fridays: The Bad Vegan w/ Solomon Georgio

Published: Nov. 17, 2023, 5:05 a.m.

b'It\'s Fraud Friday! This week, we revisit our episode with Solomon Georgio. We discuss Sarma Melngailis, a business woman who went from the \\u201cQueen of Vegan Cuisine" to the \\u201cVegan Bernie Madoff\\u201d. Plus, pet scams have become such a problem in Michigan that the Michigan Attorney General released a video warning residents. Stay Schemin\'!\\n\\n\\nThis was recorded on March 3rd, 2022.\\n\\n\\nResearch by Kaelyn Brandt.\\n\\n\\nSources:\\n\\nhttps://people.com/food/bad-vegan-fame-fraud-fugitives-true-story/\\n\\nhttps://people.com/crime/fugitive-former-vegan-restaurant-owner-caught-after-ordering-dominos-pizza/\\n\\nhttps://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/how-sarma-melngailis-became-a-runaway-fugitive\\n\\nhttps://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/03/sarma-melngailis-netflixs-bad-vegan-stares-down-her-past-and-future\\n\\nNetflix\\u2019s documentary, Bad Vegan\\n\\nhttps://www.intheknow.com/post/dog-breeder-scam/'