Episode 343: Jonathan T. Schwartz

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.5 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

On May 8th, 2016, a successful 46-year-old business manager and CPA is sitting an FBI polygraph test in Los Angeles, California. The well-respected executive partner with numerous high-profile, world-famous clients from the entertainment industry has it all. A happy marriage, three kids, and a career trajectory where the sky is the limit. But it’s all about to come crashing down in a very public and life-changing way due to addiction, insecurity, and denial. In episode 343, Jac and Alexis detail the life and crimes of Jonathan Schwartz, and how his descent into addiction and hubris not only destroyed the life and career he’d worked so hard for, but how his immediate remorse propelled him to a place of personal growth, healing, and self-forgiveness, with the ultimate aim of finding redemption through helping others who are now where he once was.

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0:00.0	The first degree.
0:02.8	First degree.
0:03.9	First degree.
0:05.2	First degree.
0:06.3	First degree.
0:07.3	The first degree.
0:08.9	You see it on the news.
0:10.1	You see it on the paper.
0:11.1	You see it on Facebook.
0:13.2	These things are supposed to happen in movies, not in real life.
0:23.6	And I was in denial. I had big ego.
0:25.6	You know, I had no humility.
0:26.6	I was insecure deep down inside.
0:29.6	Let's just say it started with a $25,000
0:32.6	withdrawal from her account because I had power of attorney.
0:35.6	And I thought the next week I'll just pay her back.
0:38.3	The next week came and I lost more money in the following week, in the following weeks,
0:42.3	in the following months.
0:44.3	And so I got a call from my cousin's partner and he said, you know, we just reviewed all the,
0:50.3	you know, the financials that you transferred over to us and we see that 4.6 million in cash
0:55.2	was taken out over X period of time. And he said, what was that used for? Because Alanis has
1:01.0	no recollection of authorizing that. So now I know I'm in trouble. It's all about, you know,
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