How some of Australia's biggest live music shows were funded by a Ponzi scheme
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English - April 06, 2019 22:05 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsNews Commentary News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The 2000s were a great time for Australian live music lovers with some of the biggest artists of the decade touring the nation.
It was also a time when many of these acts were financed by an elaborate Ponzi scheme.
With an exclusive interview with the man behind the fraud, Mario Christodoulou reveals the threats and behind-the-scenes deals that fans never get to see.
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