Scam Goddess #6

How we living, Con-gregation? Welcome back to Scam Goddess, the #1 pod dedicated to all things fraud! This week Laci chops it up with actor, comedian, & podcaster Jacquis Neal (Culture Kings, UCB). Together they discuss the curious case of the family who adopted a 9 year old Ukrianian orphan who might have secretly been a 22 year old adult.

Research Assistant: Sharilyn Vera

Sources:

https://www.thecut.com/2019/ 10/kristina-barnett-adopted- child-real-life-orphan.html [thecut.com]

https://www.elle.com/culture/ celebrities/a29205646/ kristine-barnett-natalia- grace-adoption/ [elle.com]

https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=qMDBTcYo-ho

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ news/article-7479061/Mom- claims-Ukrainian-daughter-9- adopted-really-22-year-old- dwarfism.html [dailymail.co.uk]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ news/article-7512143/Adoptive- parents-Ukrainian-girl- dwarfism-appear-court.html [dailymail.co.uk]

https://nypost.com/2019/09/23/ couple-claims-their-abandoned- child-is-actually-a-scam- artist-with-dwarfism/ [nypost.com]

https://www.wishtv.com/news/ crime-watch-8/parents-accused- of-abandoning-adopted-child- in-apartment-mom-says-its-a- scam/ [wishtv.com]

https://www.insider.com/ ukrainian-orphan-natalia- barnett-new-family-report- 2019-9 [insider.com]

https://www.oxygen.com/crime- time/michael-kristine-barnett- plead-not-guilty-in-ukranian- dwarf-adoption-case [oxygen.com]

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ article/clarissajanlim/ natalia-grace-ukranian- adoption-orphan [buzzfeednews.com]

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