This is the American Greed Podcast presented by

C and B.C. I'm Stacy Keach.

In this episode of American Greed,

Long Island Investment Advisor Mark Hotton raises the

curtain on a bizarre Broadway con and a mysterious death is just part of the wild script he's writing.

You know, you think, oh gosh, maybe it is believable because it's so crazy.

Nobody would dream up a story that nutty.

It's the final act of a nine million dollar series of financial frauds

all orchestrated by Mark Hutton.

This guy was a wolf in sheep's clothing if you would. It was really a very dangerous guy.

By the time we realized that's what he was doing. It was gone. on. Fall 2012. The stage is set.

Long time theater producing. 2012, the stage is set.

Long time theater producer Ben Spreker has worked four long years

to mount his Broadway Dream Project.

This was a breakout role for Ben,

in that this was his first big musical

that he was the lead producer on. The play is Rebecca, based on a famous English

novel and an Academy Award winning Alfred Hitchcock film,

the Gothic musical has been an international hit and now

Spreckers bringing it to America.

Talk about anticipation. With one small mailing,

Rebecca had sold over a million dollars in advanced tickets.

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