She looked like the perfect financial expert. Award winning. Successful. Trusted by retirees and wealthy investors alike. But behind the polished image was a web of deception that unraveled into one of America’s most bizarre fraud cases.
In this episode of REAL STORIES REAL CRIMES, we investigate the incredible rise and spectacular fall of Dawn Bennett, a former investment adviser who falsely portrayed herself as managing billions of dollars, lured investors into risky ventures, and allegedly operated a massive Ponzi scheme that stole approximately twenty million dollars.
As federal investigators closed in, Bennett reportedly turned to extraordinary spiritual rituals, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on ceremonies and even performing a so called “shut up spell” using cow tongues containing the names of SEC investigators in an attempt to stop the investigation.
From fake financial statements and lavish luxury spending to the bizarre occult practices that made international headlines, this is a gripping true crime story about greed, deception, misplaced trust, and the inescapable power of justice.
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