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And You Thought Madonna’s English Accent Was Bad

Who was the tweedy, mysterious “Englishman” who spoke like a Downton Abbey extra? And how did the ink give him away?

Always Be Suspicious of the “Cool Mom”

A sex scandal involving teens and a mother engulfs upscale Greenwich, Connecticut

Keep Your Frenchies Close

In the wake of Lady Gaga’s French-bulldog kidnapping and several other pup snatchings, L.A.’s Frenchie owners fear their dogs will be next

Madoff, the Sequel!

Meet Zach Horwitz, the part-time actor and millennial Madoff of Hollywood, who soaked suckers for $227 million

Disappearing Act

The filmmaker behind Made You Look on why 2022 is poised to be the biggest year yet for art forgery and fraud

The Talented Dr. Gray

As priceless heirlooms disappeared from the homes of Newport bluebloods and Georgetown ambassadors, Lawrence Gray remained above suspicion—and on the guest list

The Scent of a Scoundrel

In Paris, accusations of elder abuse bring a stench to France’s oldest perfume house

Baroness Busted

Lingerie entrepreneur turned English lord and self-appointed crypto-currency expert Baroness Bra is now facing legal action over racist texts and millions in dodgy government contracts

Botany of a Murder

England may be a nation of gardeners, but in the picturesque coastal town of Poole, trees have been dying under mysterious circumstances

Bloody Hands All Around

Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty. But was justice served?

The Man in the Lineup: Part II

A team led by an ex-con turned film producer works to overturn the 40-year-old rape conviction at the center of Alice Sebold’s best-selling memoir, Lucky

The Man in the Lineup

Alice Sebold’s best-selling account of her own rape was headed for the big screen. Then the film’s unlikely producer started asking questions

Battle of the Butt-Dialing Billionaires

This family war makes Succession look like The Brady Bunch

Why Would Elizabeth Holmes Break Her Silence?

In a bold move, the Theranos founder took the stand. Will she be able to talk her way out of a conviction?

Loving Lies

Stephen Glass, the most notorious fraud in journalism, decided he would live by one simple rule: Always tell the truth. Then he broke that rule

Fashion to Die For

Inside the true story of the murder that rocked the Gucci dynasty—and inspired Ridley Scott’s upcoming film

Will Elizabeth Holmes Walk Free?

Whom does a jury hate more? An accused grifter or filthy-rich people who let their greed lead them into a con?

They’re Thingin’ Our Thong!

The true story of Chippendales, the legendary strip club for women, will make your eyes, um, bulge

Fraudenfreude

While the businessman–social animal David Tang gave the impression of living the high life, in fact he was plundering his companies and gambling away his fortune

The Modern Art of Divorce

What’s bad for billionaires Harry and Linda Macklowe is very, very good for art collectors

Melania and Me and Her

The Melania and Me author and close adviser to Melania Trump has a lot to say about Stephanie Grisham’s Trump tell-all

Blood Lust

Elizabeth Holmes is confronted with texts from a scorned lover and by a whistleblower

A Lack of Intelligence

General “Mad Dog” Mattis complains that he got played by Holmes. Meanwhile, a mysterious presence in the press room

Blood Simpleton

In Part III of our coverage of Elizabeth Holmes’s fraud trial, the prosecution builds its case