Archive Episode: I Borrowed Money for the Russian Mob, Part 3
The Perfect Scam
AARP
4.5 • 980 Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In Part 3 of this 2022 episode, when Therin Miller walks into the FBI office to throw himself on the mercy of the government, he’s not sure if he will leave a free man. To clear his name, he becomes an FBI informant, recording conversations with his roommate and business partner, Brant Holloway, and his associate Lyle Livesay. Therin’s work results in indictments on multiple counts of bank fraud related to the luxury car scheme, plus the arrest of a Russian mobster in Ukraine. But even with the criminals behind bars, will Therin’s life ever go back to normal?
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| 0:00.0 | This week on The Perfect Scam. |
| 0:03.0 | I want my life to go back to normal. |
| 0:05.0 | I didn't mean for any of this to happen. |
| 0:07.0 | My intentions were never to defraud or scam anybody. |
| 0:11.0 | My intentions were never to be involved with the Russian mom. |
| 0:20.2 | Welcome back to the perfect scam. I'm your host Bob Sullivan. Today we bring you the conclusion of our three-part series, |
| 0:27.0 | I borrowed money for the Russian mob. |
| 0:30.0 | Therin Miller is a National Guardsman in Oklahoma who's had multiple tours of duty in combat zones, |
| 0:35.7 | but what he's facing here is even scarier. |
| 0:38.8 | An innocent roommate ad connected him to Brent Holloway and Lyle Livesay, who have connections to Russian mob figure |
| 0:46.0 | Mani Chilpio. |
| 0:48.1 | He runs a luxury car crime ring in Florida and is wanted for crimes around the globe. |
| 0:53.0 | Livesay has convinced Theren to open a car dealership with him and to borrow a half million dollars. |
| 1:00.0 | It turns out, illegally. |
| 1:02.0 | Theren is worried about his military career, his reputation, and his life. |
| 1:07.0 | Jopayev has been implicated in violent crimes, including the murder of rapper Littlefat. |
| 1:13.6 | Ferin has been told that his part in taking out those loans constitute multiple felonies. |
| 1:19.6 | Terrified, he shows up at the FBI office in Oklahoma City hoping to turn himself in and somehow recover his life. |
| 1:27.0 | Not so fast, the FBI tells him, but agents and prosecutors offer him a deal, wear a wire, spy on the mob, and will consider |
| 1:37.6 | lenience. |
| 1:38.6 | What does Thyrin do? |
| 1:40.9 | You'll find out in today's finale, which we've plucked from the archives for you |
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