John Powers

Investigator and writer. Founder of Hudson Intelligence. These tweets are confidential.

[John Powers @JohnPowersPI]

Investment scams have become the most commonly reported and financially destructive form of online crime, accounting for $3.3 billion in reported losses in 2022, according to the FBI. Crypto schemes accounted for vast majority (75%) of losses https://t.co/bni4XBkLES

[John Powers @JohnPowersPI]

Finally, a clear explanation for what went down at FTX: "A silly-haired wizard sold magic beans. The villagers loved it! Until they stopped believing in magic and demanded their money back..." https://t.co/BzqAv4Pqfu @LaneBrown @NYMag

[SwiftOnSecurity @SwiftOnSecurity]

Breaking: CDC says fully-vaccinated people can turn off SMS 2FA, use the same password for everything again.

[John Powers @JohnPowersPI]

“A self-addressed envelope ... is always precisely where it belongs.” - Renata Adler, capturing the logic of non-responsive court clerks and records depts, everywhere

[Mya Frazier @myafrazier]

This video is narrated by Andy Puzder, the former CEO of a fast-food chain, who once said of robots: "They're always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, there's never a slip-and-fall, or an age, sex, or race discrimination case.”

[ProPublica @propublica]

Remember the mortgage crisis that led to the Great Recession? Well, there's evidence it's happening again. This time, with commercial mortgages.
https://t.co/Avo2lEXcE4

[John Powers @JohnPowersPI]

"Like a crime, true innovation in art requires premeditation, means, motive, and opportunity."

- David Lehman on Frank O'Hara's "Why I Am Not a Painter"

[Josh Kaplan @js_kaplan]

Last year, I started going to DC eviction court and was shocked by how many tenants lost their cases simply because they didn't show up. I started trying to understand why, and the answer was much stranger & more disturbing than I imagined. https://t.co/FEtgwOpwwN

[John Powers @JohnPowersPI]

Terrific take on money mules — essential workers of today’s online fraud economy — by @nathanielpopper for @nytimes https://t.co/LK6PPRcdN3

[John Powers @JohnPowersPI]

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[John Powers @JohnPowersPI]

As more Ponzi schemes implode, banks will be sued for aiding and abetting. "For financial institutions, the question now is not if you will be sued in connection with a Ponzi scheme; the question is when you will be sued and how often." Jonathan Claydon @GT_Law via @natlawreview

[Businessweek @BW]

All of Agatha Christie’s deadly plots, plotted (Spoilers if you look closely) https://t.co/VF9Xl71Mpk

[John Powers @JohnPowersPI]

"Ya put the razor in cold water, not hot. Because metal does what in cold?"

"I dunno, Johnny."

"At's what I'm tellin' ya. It contracts. That way you get a first class shave. Every time."

https://t.co/zULd8jNZPT @Salon

[Solid State Books @solidstatedc]

Donna Tartt on the Singular Voice, and Pungent Humor, of Charles Portis https://t.co/Q4shtJzthG

[John Powers @JohnPowersPI]

If it’s not dark yet, it’s getting there.

[The ACFE @TheACFE]

A sophisticated fraud network targeting Washington State’s unemployment system claimed hundreds of millions of dollars before officials were able to identify and crack down on the coordinated attack. https://t.co/GfDlKjGo6N

[John Powers @JohnPowersPI]

Headline generator tool:

Private equity is ruining American <insert_subject> and coronavirus is only making it worse

[Businessweek @BW]

Private equity is ruining American health care, and coronavirus is only making it worse https://t.co/6twvnSXtiy

[Businessweek @BW]

This man founded his own kingdom and bank—then the German government started asking where the money went https://t.co/6U4DTmRjFy