It’s the most unlikely of criminal partnerships: A devout polygamist from an insular Utah sect joining forces with a shadowy Armenian tycoon from LA. The result– a billion dollar fraud conspiracy.
In the Kingdom of Fraud podcast, investigative reporter Michele McPhee traces the story of Jacob Kingston’s extraordinary relationship with Levon Termendzhyan. Together, the two men trigger the largest tax investigation in American history and weave around themselves a web of dirty cops, influential political relationships and transnational money laundering.
All set against the backdrop of Jacob Kingston’s family – The Order. A wealthy and powerful polygamist organization in Salt Lake City. To whom Jacob is desperate to prove his worth.

Kingdom of Fraud is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.

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Jacob Kingston grew up in The Order, an insular polygamist sect in Utah. He is one of his father’s more than 100 children. On the quest to prove himself to his family, Jacob starts an ambitious new business. Then, he gets seduced by a life of crime.

Investigative reporter Michele McPhee travels to Salt Lake City to uncover Jacob’s early life and understand his path to meeting ‘The Lion’ – the fearsome Armenian oil tycoon who would change the course of his life.

Kingdom of Fraud is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.

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