U.S. Army Financial Advisor Defrauds Soldier’s Grieving Family
The Perfect Scam
AARP
4.5 • 980 Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2024
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Kim is grieving the tragic death of her son, who was serving in the Army, when she learns that she is the sole beneficiary of his military death benefit. To help with financial decisions at such a vulnerable time, an adviser named Caz Craffy is offered by the military. Kim plans to use the money to buy a home, but Craffy insists that she make investments in stocks of specific interest to him. One day Kim is contacted by the FBI and learns that Craffy is under investigation for redirecting military benefits to investments that pay him high commissions.
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| 0:00.0 | This week on The Perfect Scam. |
| 0:05.0 | My daughter called me up. |
| 0:06.0 | She's like, all I can say is the FBI is looking for you mom. |
| 0:09.0 | What did you do? |
| 0:10.0 | I started opening up all the letters. |
| 0:12.0 | I was like, wait, what does this mean two in the morning and I'm sitting |
| 0:15.6 | here going what does this mean what does this mean what does this mean? |
| 0:18.8 | Welcome back to the perfect scam. I'm your host Bob Sullivan. There is no pain like |
| 0:29.2 | the pain a mother feels when she has to bury her child. |
| 0:33.0 | Kim Ryan will tell you that today. |
| 0:36.0 | Her son, Army Specialist Ryan Kettle, died while serving his country. |
| 0:41.0 | So Kim joined a group no one wants to be a part of. Gold Star Families. |
| 0:48.1 | There are no words of appreciation or gratitude or sympathy. I can speak that begin to recognize the sacrifice such families have made and |
| 0:57.2 | continue to make. |
| 0:59.1 | All we can do is promise to never forget and to care for these families who have made the ultimate |
| 1:06.1 | sacrifice and that's why today's story is so important because amidst all the |
| 1:12.0 | unimaginable grief Kim was suffering. |
| 1:15.0 | Well, her vulnerability made her a target for a criminal. |
| 1:19.0 | And this is a tale dripping with greed and cruelty, and we dare not forget it. |
| 1:26.3 | So let's meet Kim, and let's take a moment to understand the very special relationship |
| 1:31.2 | she had with her only son. |
| 1:35.0 | Tell me about Ryan as a little kid. |
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