Hello everyone, I hope all is well with you. I’m back today after a busy week. It just seems like life is getting busier and busier and there aren’t enough hours in the day. I’ve made progress on my writing as well. I’ve completed the edits on one of my manuscripts and I’m super excited about this story. It’s coming together and it has evolved into such an amazing story. It’s my best work yet!
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But enough about that today I’d like to talk about a series I found on Netflix. It’ called “Dirty Money” and it was eye opening to say the least. There are six episodes and each one illustrates the level of corruption in our world and it is global.
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The first one caught my attention. It was the story about how Volkswagen lied to consumers by stating they had anti-pollution devices installed on the VW Bug, when it fact they did not. The devices were actually disabled after they were tested in the factory by management. They knew about it.
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Another documentary that caught my attention was the story on how the bank HSBC laundered money for the drug cartels. It goes on to illustrate that high ranking bank officials knew it was happening but did nothing to stop it.
This makes the war on drugs a huge joke.
I don’t want to say too much about the actual stories because I don’t want to ruin it for everyone, but when you watch the series you’ll find a common theme throughout. The unbridled greed of corporate leaders and the lengths they’ll go to get those billions of dollars.
In the series, you’ll find very few people actually went to prison after getting caught. Out of the six episodes, there are only two instances of jail time. That’s horrible.
The one about Scott Tucker who was actually sentenced to sixteen years in prison after his payday scheme was discovered, shows the delusional thinking of corporate leaders. It’s staggering.
Just a heads up. The last episode is on Trump. 🙂
Below is the link to the trailer. You’ll want to watch this series. Trust me.