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Melissa King and the Sandhogs

August 10, 2022

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In this episode of Busted, Michael Thomas and Drew Howell detail the story of Melissa King and the Sandhogs, a historic urban miners union in New York City. Tune in to hear how King, a former third party administrator for the Sandhogs, was able to embezzle over $40 million from the benefit plans and pensions of these labor union workers to fund her extravagant lifestyle.

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