Jake HalpernPosts Tagged “Jake Halpern”2 postsPodcast EpisodeMarch 17, 2026Rhode Island VA Worker Sentenced for $250K Stolen Valor FraudSarah Jane Cavanaugh, a 32-year-old employee at the Rhode Island Veterans Affairs Medical Center, was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for an elaborate fraud scheme in which she falsely claimed to be a combat-wounded Marine veteran and stole over $250,000 from charities serving wounded warriors.Deep CoverPushkin IndustriesSarah Cavanaugh+8Podcast EpisodeMarch 17, 2026Michigan Inmate Wins $100M Diddy Judgment—Then It's VacatedIn September 2024, a Michigan circuit court judge issued a stunning $100 million default judgment against hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs after he failed to appear at a hearing. The plaintiff was Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, a 51-year-old inmate serving time for sexual assault and kidnapping, who claimed Combs had drugged and assaulted him at a 1997 Detroit-area afterparty. Days later, the judgment was vacated.Suing DiddySpotifySean Diddy Combs+35
