I Said God Damn! A True Crime Podcast

I Said God Damn! is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by two besties, Stacey and Erin, with the occasional guest appearance from Erin’s dog, Karl. Listen every Sunday where they try to one up each other with the craziest true crime/mystery stories that make the world say, “GOD DAMN!”

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I Said God Damn! A True Crime Podcast

375: SERIOUS Fraud Office

March 22, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 375

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This week Stacey tells us about Steven Hoffenberg, an American businessman and fraudster who founded and led Towers Financial Corporation, ran one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history, briefly owned the New York Post, and later became known as a former mentor and associate of Jeffrey Epstein.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Hoffenberg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towers_Financial_Corporation

https://www.sec.gov/news/digest/1994/dig021894.pdf

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/jeffrey-epstein-steven-hoffenberg-intelligence-agencies-spy-1197708/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Yamamah_arms_deal

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/908/1265/1457501/

https://www.npr.org/2019/08/14/751153024/jeffrey-epsteins-former-business-associate-i-want-to-assist-victims

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00270335.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00182748.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01326141.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01140030.pdf