The Rideshare Racket with Niles Abston

How does a Brazilian immigrant become an American Uber Mafia Queen? Buckle up, because Niles Abston (FXX’s Dave) is coming along to tell the story of Priscila Barbosa, who manipulated the gig economy and made over $780,000 before it all came crashing down. And don’t forget Con-gregation, if your Uber driver is stoned, you don’t have to sit down! Keep on screwing!

This story was primarily reported by Lauren Smiley of Wired Magazine in her article “Priscila, Queen of the Rideshare Mafia”

Pre-order Laci’s book “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes”: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press

On Sunday, September 22nd, Laci will host the Scam Goddess 5 Year Anniversary Live Show at the Regent Theatre in Los Angeles. Get tickets at https://regentdtla.com/tm-event/scam-goddess-live-five-year-anniversary/

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

SOURCES:

https://www.wired.com/story/priscila-queen-of-the-rideshare-mafia/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/victim-and-witness-assistance-program/us-v-wemerson-dutra-aguiar-and-us-v-priscila-barbosa-et-al