The “Female Bernie Madoff.” The “Anna Delvey of the OC.” Slot Whisperer. Lady Mafia. SaraKing is a woman of many monikers. But who is she really? Veteran report...
In the finale of Lady Mafia, Sara’s high wire act implodes. After her biggest investor hires a bigwig lawyer to track her down and get his money back, Sara is cornered. She turns herself in and faces the shitstorm. So why isn’t she behind bars?
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Lady Mafia | 5. Losing at the Wynn
Sara wins at the slots, usually a sucker’s game. In no time, she’s a high roller and to keep her gambling, the casino lets her stay for free at a villa that costs more than $6000 a night. Sara finds new investors at the Wynn and has an epiphany about why they treat her like a King.
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Lady Mafia | 3. Sell Fire to the Devil
When Sara’s mentor vanishes, she poaches his clients and becomes a hard money lender, earning the nickname Lady Mafia. After she falls for a Prince, she takes risks to prove her love, including buying real estate for a marijuana enterprise. A friend sues Sara to get her money back.
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Lady Mafia | 4. “Cut up into Little Pieces”
Sara is introduced to a man who promises to help her sell the marijuana buildings that otherwise will cost her parents their home. One of Sara’s victims reveals how he got pulled in, why he loaned her money, and the moment he realized Sara was in way over her head.
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Lady Mafia | 2. Luxury Asset
Sara dives into the OC’s dark underbelly of dirty deals, high stakes scams, and hustlers. A mysterious new friend starts passing Sara off as his sister, and teaches her how to loan money to desperate people to make big returns, quickly. There’s no turning back now.
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The “Female Bernie Madoff.” The “Anna Delvey of the OC.” Slot Whisperer. Lady Mafia. SaraKing is a woman of many monikers. But who is she really? Veteran reporter Michele McPhee takes us into Sara’s world to detail her rise and impossible fall in this riveting behind-the-scenes look at a master of deception. Sara is a glorified loan shark swimming in the murky waters of fast money and shady deals in Orange County. Did she blow 10 million dollars of other people’s money? Or does the world, according to her, have it all wrong?
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