28 – Lou Pearlman
This boy band mogul had it all – fame, fortune, success, and respect. Greed slowly unraveled the threads of his life and revealed that every business he built was based on a con.
This boy band mogul had it all – fame, fortune, success, and respect. Greed slowly unraveled the threads of his life and revealed that every business he built was based on a con.
Show Credits:
Research by: Haley Gray
Script Writing, Editing, and Audio Production by: Renee Lynn
Show Sponsor:
Music Credits:
Staffan Carlen – Lose With You (Instrumental Version)
Elwin – Leave My Head (Instrumental Version)
Andreas Boldt – Never Stop Dancing
CLNGR – What’s Left (Instrumental Version)
Show Sources:
Unmasking Lou Pearlman by Internet Archive
A scheme unravels by Internet Archive
In humble Queens, Lou Pearlman was king by Internet Archive
A World Out of Sync by Orlando Sentinel
Boy band mogul Pearlman sentenced to 25 years by Reuters
How Lou Pearlman used Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC to lure people into massive Ponzi scheme by ABC News
State of Florida vs. Lou Pearlman by Internet Archive
Florida vs Louis J. Pearlman by
Orange County Clerk Court Records Search
The Boston Globe, 25th Aug 2016, Pg B7
Four Pearlman Sales Agents Sentenced in Orlando by FBI Archives
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story by YouTube Originals
Mad About the Boys by Vanity Fair
A music mogul busted for running a Ponzi scheme by Queens Chronicle