{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 2:  A Multi-million-dollar Scheme Takes Shape","description":"John Hawkins and Gene Hanson have a potential gold mine in the chain of retail&amp;nbsp;clothing stores they have opened in Columbus, Ohio, and Lexington, Kentucky.&amp;nbsp;But Hawkins and Hanson were con men before they were businessmen, and old&amp;nbsp;habits are hard to break. In this episode, we\u2019ll explore the history of insurance scams this duo pulled off before creating Just Sweats, including a massive scam in New York City that netted them more than $100,000, which they used as seed money to establish their chain of clothing stores. Operating a seemingly successful business wasn\u2019t enough for Hawkins and Hanson. As they grew tired of the business, they concocted a scheme to collect $16 million by embezzling from their company and pulling off a complicated life insurance scam. But to do that, they need a body. ","author_name":"Dead Before Deadline","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/482415","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/32139437\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/32139437"}