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Swindled

130. The Wunderkind (Ephren Taylor II)

Swindled

A Concerned Citizen

Documentary, History, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.79.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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A self-proclaimed “socially conscious” entrepreneur uses church seminars and motivational speeches to lure investors into a nationwide Ponzi scheme. Prelude: "King" Perry Santillo and Chris Parris perpetuate a financial fraud to which they had fallen victim. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONSUME: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Deformr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

There are some things you should always check, like the hygiene rating on your local takeaway,

0:06.2

the setting on your razor, and whether the party actually is fancy dress.

0:11.1

The other thing you should check is your Experian credit report, especially if you're looking to borrow money.

0:17.2

It lets you understand what lenders see, so you can increase your chances of getting the best deals.

0:22.8

It's dead easy to check it and completely free.

0:26.6

See it in seconds. Download the Experian app today.

0:30.6

Abby's just woken up. It's 7.31 and she's forgotten to ring the doctor.

0:35.0

There's no point ringing now. She needs to get to work.

0:37.5

But she's not worried. She's got an HSBC Premier bank account with access to digital GP

0:41.8

appointments, plus two second opinions a year should she need them. Everything's Premier when

0:46.1

your bank account is. Search HSBC Premier, HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity.

0:52.5

The Doctor will see you now.

0:59.9

Apply with £100,000 annual income or £100,000 savings or investments with HSBC UK or Premier Status Broad.

1:09.1

This episode of Swindled may contain graphic descriptions or audio recordings of disturbing events, which may not be suitable for all audiences.

1:11.7

Listener discretion is advised.

1:19.4

Tonight, we're learning more about the alleged $102 million Ponzi scheme that authorities,

1:23.1

say left hundreds of people broke, including some here in Western New York. Oftentimes, if people enter into these investments, used an opportunity to make money.

1:31.4

And they're operated as best they can for a period of time, but feeling that mounting

1:37.4

pressure, they begin to take shortcuts, engage in progress and behavior.

1:41.4

And the things, you know, as this case did spiral, you know,

1:45.6

out of control snowballed, I should say, into a massive, massive fraud.

1:50.6

On June 20th, 2018, federal agents gathered at an office building on West Main Street

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