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Most small business owners believe fraud happens somewhere else. It happens to large corporations.It happens to banks.It happens to companies with hundreds of employees and complicated financial systems. But rarely does a business owner believe it will happen inside their own company. That belief is understandable. Small businesses run on trust. Owners trust the people…
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In 2016, one of the largest banks in the United States — Wells Fargo — was exposed for opening millions of unauthorized accounts in customers’ names. It wasn’t a rogue employee.It wasn’t a single branch. It was systemic. And it became one of the most important modern case studies in corporate culture–driven fraud. 🔗 Source:…
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Romance scams are often treated as a modern problem—something born of dating apps, social media, and cryptocurrency. But deception in the name of love is far older, more complex, and more deeply human than most of us realize. That realization is what led me to write Love Cons: Catfishing Through The Ages. This book isn’t…
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For years, First NBC Bank was presented as a regional success story—expanding branches, confident public messaging, and the appearance of stability in a post-crisis financial landscape. To customers and observers, it looked like progress. But beneath that surface, warning signs were quietly accumulating. First NBC Fraud is a nonfiction investigation into how institutional failure often…
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We say we want good lovers, safe people, those who make responsible choices…And then we devour a 500-page book about a villain who might kill us or love us — and we hope he chooses both. Morally gray characters dominate modern storytelling, especially in dark romance, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. But the obsession isn’t new.…
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bp6d3-19ee5ad 🎙️ The InkPlots Podcast Episode Title: Indie Rising: Amazon’s DRM Shift, Romantasy Investments, and the 2025 Audiobook Boom Episode Date: December 14, 2025Episode Length: ~30 📘 Episode Description This week on The InkPlots Podcast, we’re spilling the literary tea on everything shaping the indie publishing world — from Amazon’s brand-new KDP DRM update to…
