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Hosted by AC Colombo · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 79 episodes
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The Offshore Files is a true crime podcast that exposes the hidden world of offshore banking, corporate shell games, tax havens, and global financial deception. From secret island accounts to billion-dollar laundering networks, each episode unpacks how money moves through the shadows of the global economy—and who gets hurt when it disappears. These are stories of power, influence, and carefully constructed illusions. CEOs, politicians, financiers, and master manipulators all appear in the same system: one designed to hide wealth and shield wrongdoing from public view. If you’ve ever wondered how massive frauds stay hidden for years—or how entire economies are quietly shaped behind closed doors—this is where the paper trail begins. New episodes explore real-world cases of: Offshore tax evasion schemes Corporate shell companies and hidden ownership International money laundering networks Financial scandals involving banks, governments, and glob
AC Colombo hosts The Offshore Files, a society show with 79 episodes published.
The episode details the meteoric rise and spectacular fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX. It explores how Bankman-Fried leveraged the philosophy of Effective Altruism and high-profile celebrit
The provided transcript recounts the criminal career of an individual who transitioned from legal debt collection into a high-stakes credit card and identity theft scam. The narrator details his sophisticated methods, su
This episode provides a transcript of a interview where a former criminal recounts his life story, beginning with a juvenile robbery at age twelve. He explains how early incarceration served as a "criminal university" th
This Bloomberg Originals transcript details the criminal case of Christina Chapman, an Arizona woman who facilitated a sophisticated North Korean cyber scheme. Chapman operated a "laptop farm" from her home, allowing for
This source describes the rise of a global sextortion empire based in the Philippines, allegedly masterminded by a woman named Maria Caparas. The criminal operation utilizes social engineering on platforms like Facebook
The episode details a major "jackpotting" crime spree occurring in August 2025, where four men allegedly stole over $500,000 from Connecticut ATMs. This sophisticated criminal operation involved gaining physical access t
The episode details the elaborate criminal activities of Sabrina Taylor, a woman from Tacoma who defrauded multiple romantic partners and friends of over $600,000. By falsely claiming to have multiple sclerosis and threa
These accounts chronicle three separate criminal cases where financial greed drove perpetrators to commit brutal murders against people they knew. In Florida, Donald Hartung slaughtered his mother and step-brothers to se
In a significant legal development, Michael Smith admitted to orchestrating a massive streaming fraud scheme that utilized artificial intelligence to generate hundreds of thousands of songs. By deploying automated bot ac
The provided transcript features an interview with Tom Simon, a retired FBI agent who specialized in white-collar crime and financial fraud. Simon discusses his career trajectory, beginning with his early interest in law
The provided transcript details the extensive criminal history of Hamish McLaren, a prolific con artist who used romance scams and fake investment schemes to steal millions from his victims. Adopting various aliases like
The provided transcript details the criminal trajectory of a woman known as the "Queen of Tax Fraud," who transitioned from childhood theft to massive scams involving the IRS. She recounts her early years stealing rental
The episode chronicles the deceptive exploits of Robert Underwood, a career fraudster who posed as an aristocratic horologist named Bertie Underwood. By adopting a refined persona, complete with luxury cars and fabricate
The episode chronicles the sentencing and downfall of Aimee Bock, the orchestrator of a massive $250 million COVID-19 relief fraud in Minnesota. As the head of the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, Bock exploited loosened pa
This transcript features an interview where Devon, known as BandGang Javar, recounts his life transition from a traumatic childhood in Detroit to becoming a prolific financial scammer. He details the mechanics of various
This source details a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by Eric Maund, a wealthy Texas executive who sought to hide an extramarital affair. After being blackmailed by Holly Williams and William Lanway, Maund hired a secu
This investigative report reveals the inner workings of international fraud factories based in the Republic of Georgia that target Canadians through sophisticated investment scams. Using leaked data and recordings, journ
This source details a multi-year healthcare fraud investigation involving the owners of Medical Plaza Pharmacy in Corinth, Mississippi. Licensed pharmacists Ricky Wayne Quinn and John Anthony Null were sentenced for orch
This episode chronicles the rise and fall of Guo Wengui, a former Chinese billionaire who was sentenced to thirty years in prison for orchestrating a massive billion-dollar fraud scheme. Operating under a dissident perso
The provided transcript details the high-profile criminal activities of two notorious fraudsters in Australia, Dmitri D’Angelus and Regina Subramanium. D’Angelus was a charismatic manipulator who fabricated a wealthy per
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The Offshore Files is hosted by AC Colombo. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 79 episodes.
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