The Fake Texas Oil Tycoon w/ Brandon Kyle Goodman

If you got unemployed roommates, put your headphones ON as today things get a lil' raunchy with Brandon Kyle Goodman, the host of the new "Tell Me Something Messy" podcast from iHeartMedia's Outspoken Podcast Network. Brandon helps us discuss Alan Todd May—a career criminal who started out committing check fraud and ended up hoodwinking investors out of millions by pretending he was an oil tycoon. Stay schemin'! This story was primarily reported by Charles Bethea in his 2024 New Yorker article “The Fake Oilman”:https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-south/the-fake-oilman Signed copies of Laci's book are back in stock on Podswag:https://www.podswag.com/collections/scam-goddess/products/signed-scam-goddess-lessons-from-a-life-of-cons-grifts-and-schemes Follow on Instagram:Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspodLaci Mosley: @divalaciBrandon Kyle Goodman: @brandonkylegoodman Research by Kate Doyle. SOURCES:https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-south/the-fake-oilmanhttps://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/txn/PressRel12/may_sen_pr.htmlhttps://www.courthousenews.com/dallas-man-gets-20-years-for-7-million-scam/https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/dallas/press-releases/2010/dl120610.htmhttps://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-fugitive-alan-todd-may-captured-florida-leading-posh-lifestyle-flaunting-wealth/https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/alan-todd-may-once-a-fugitive-always-a-con-man-gets-20-years-for-ripping-off-investors-7131761https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012714728976 Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scam Goddess ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.