All That Glitters Is Not Fraud | The Case of Bre-X Minerals

Oh My Fraud

Jul 19 2023 • 53 mins

Throughout history, men have been driven mad in their search for gold. Much to Caleb and Greg’s surprise, that continued well into the 20th Century. And that madness was perhaps best exemplified by the men behind Bre-X Minerals, and their quest to find an enormous gold deposit on the island of Borneo.

Sponsors
South Carolina Association of CPAs (SCACPA) - https://ohmyfraud.promo/scacpa


HOW TO EARN FREE CPE

In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

Download the app:

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app

Questions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.

CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS

Greg Kyte, CPA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyte
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/

Caleb Newquist
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

Email us at ohmyfraud@earmarkcpe.com

Resources:
-Bre-X: The real story and scandal that inspired the movie Gold - Calgary Herald

-The Bre-X Gold Scandal — Thought Co.

-Bre-X — Wikipedia
-JPMorgan Chase through it had $1.3 million of nickel, but they were all bags of stones — Business Insider

-The Biggest Gold Mining Scandal in History — Gold Avenue

-Great Frauds in History: The Bre-X Gold Mining Scandal — Money Week

-A Lode of Lies: How Bre-X Fooled Everyone — Washington Post

-The $6 Billion Gold Mine that Wasn’t — Slate


You Might Like

Morbid
Morbid
Morbid Network | Wondery
Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC
NBC News
Crime Junkie
Crime Junkie
audiochuck
20/20
20/20
ABC News
48 Hours
48 Hours
CBS News
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network
Something Was Wrong
Something Was Wrong
Broken Cycle Media | Wondery
RUN, FOOL!
RUN, FOOL!
Ballen Studios
RedHanded
RedHanded
Wondery | RedHanded
The Deck
The Deck
audiochuck
Killer Psyche
Killer Psyche
Wondery | Treefort Media
Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories
Ballen Studios
Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes
Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes
Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network
Cold Case Files
Cold Case Files
A&E / PodcastOne