{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/654258257487f60012cf53a0/656790fc77cca90012671d2c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Fraudulent Case of the Magic Cheese","description":"<p>Guest Nina Parker joins Sunny to discuss the mysterious “Madame Gil,” who ran a “cheesy” pyramid scheme that scammed thousands of people out of millions of dollars. Produced by Paradiso Media for Food Network.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sources:&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>“<a href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33045653\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'Magic cheese scam' on trial</a>.” BBC&nbsp;</p><p>“<a href=\"https://books.google.com/books?id=kEPbRmivj7IC&amp;pg=PA52&amp;lpg=PA52&amp;dq=Astrid+Elisabeth+Van+Erpe&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=QAMXh_O9aH&amp;sig=ACfU3U3hE7EVKGqPSiGCRd_QRoNoRPzMlA&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjD8N_2ou6BAxX3FVkFHXlnCGs4ChDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&amp;q=Astrid%20Elisabeth%20Van%20Erpe&amp;f=false\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dark Age: The Political Odyssey of Emperor Bokassa</a>.” McGill-Queens University Press.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“<a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/article/oukoe-uk-france-magic/france-looks-into-magic-cheese-case-in-s-america-idUKTRE50J6PH20090120\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">France looks into \"magic cheese.\"</a>” Reuters.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/08/french-woman-chileans-magic-cheese-scam\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">French woman ​on trial</a>.” Guardian.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/07/chile-france-magic-cheese-scam-three-years-jail\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Frenchwoman jailed</a>.” Guardian.&nbsp;</p><p>“<a href=\"https://www.lemonde.fr/m-moyen-format/article/2015/03/06/la-derniere-entourloupe-de-madame-yaourt_4588733_4497271.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Madame Yogurt</a>.” Le Monde.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Food Network"}