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Bribe, Swindle or StealExtreme Wealth – Episode 8: Walt Pavlo and the Empty Temptations of FraudWalt Pavlo went to work at MCI at a time when telecoms were hungry for go-getters. It was the early 2000s, and Walt enjoyed the freedom and aggressive nature of a recently deregulated industry. But soon he realized that MCI's most lucrative customers were also its flakiest, and the pressure was on to manage millions of bad debt that accumulated on the books. In this episode, Walt explains how he concocted a fake-loan scheme that netted him money far beyond his dreams — and yet how hollow it felt, right up until the moment it all came crashing down. W...
2024-11-2031 minBribe, Swindle or StealMCI's Accounting FraudWalt Pavlo discusses the accounting fraud at MCI that led to his two-year prison sentence, his book "Stolen Without a Gun: Confessions from inside history's biggest accounting fraud,"and his second career with Prisonology
2021-08-2532 minBribe, Swindle or StealPreparing for PrisonWalt Pavlo describes how his organization helps offenders prepare for their incarceration and discusses challenges—and a few surprises--within the prison system.
2017-11-0224 minBribe, Swindle or StealMCI's Accounting Fraud: "Stolen Without a Gun"Walt Pavlo discusses the accounting fraud at MCI that led to his two-year prison sentence, his book "Stolen Without a Gun: Confessions from inside history's biggest accounting fraud,"and his second career with Prisonology
2017-11-0132 min