Kingdom of Fraud

About Kingdom of Fraud

It’s the unlikeliest 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 Kingdom of Fraud, investigative reporter Michele McPhee traces the origins of the extraordinary alliance between Jacob Kingston and 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 this is set against the backdrop of Jacob Kingston’s clan – The Order. A powerful and secretive polygamist organization in Salt Lake City. To whom Jacob is desperate to prove his worth. Kingdom of Fraud is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/ (https://novel.audio/). You can listen to new episodes of Kingdom of Fraud completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. Open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “iHeart True Crime+, and subscribe today!

Publisher

iHeartPodcasts

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 May 2026

Latest episode

27 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 12 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing: The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight

   Host Patt Gibbs explores how 1960s American Airlines stewardesses fought sexism and discrimination to gain control of their careers and lives.

2. 

   14 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bonus Ep 3: The Big, The Bad and The Biofuel

   Author and journalist Don Carr discusses the pervasive fraud within the biofuel industry and the shocking truth behind its subsidy program with producer Jake Otajovic in this interview.

3. 

   7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bonus Ep 2: The Order

   Investigative journalist Michele McPhee interviews Amanda Grant and Priscilla Tucker about life within a polygamist sect and the challenges of leaving it.

4. 

   30 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bonus Ep 1: The Umbrella of Protection

   Investigative reporter Michele McPhee interviews producer Jake Otajovic about the shocking corruption and criminal cases within "The Boys" organization.

5. 

   23 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   7: Final Call

   Host Michael Finkel interviews Jacob Kingston and Levon Termendzhyan about their dramatic escape attempt and the race to bring them to justice.

6. 

   16 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   6: Strip Search

   IRS agents investigate a complex fraud case as Jacob and Levon panic, questioning if "The Boys" have infiltrated the federal investigation.

7. 

   9 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   5: Who Do You Trust?

   Host Jacob Kingston navigates rising pressure as an unlikely teenager from The Order may expose a criminal conspiracy in this interview.

8. 

   2 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   4: Friends in High Places

   Host Jacob Kingston and Levon navigate international money laundering as their fraud operation escalates, revealing the challenges of hiding illicit gains.

9. 

   26 May 2026

   3: The Boys

   Investigative journalist Michele McPhee interviews guests to uncover the corrupt network surrounding Levon Termendzhyan and the mysterious "The Boys."

10. 

    19 May 2026

    2: Into the Lion’s Den

    Jacob Kingston interviews Levon Termendzhyan, 'The Lion,' as their partnership ignites a billion-dollar fraud conspiracy.

11. 

    12 May 2026

    1: Jacob's Ladder

    Investigative reporter Michele McPhee interviews Jacob Kingston about his journey from a polygamist sect to a life of crime and his fateful meeting with an oil tycoon.

12. 

    5 May 2026

    Introducing: Kingdom Of Fraud

    Investigative reporter Michele McPhee explores a billion-dollar fraud conspiracy between Jacob Kingston and Levon Termendzhyan, revealing a vast criminal network.

Inside a recent episode

Introducing: The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight

Published 27 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Just having the freedom to do your job without having to be an object. They harnessed the power of the unions and the law. Women were fighting for our equal rights. My goodness, we deserve that. They battled to alter the course of their careers. Fighting back feels good because it feels powerful. And ultimately, they leveled the playing field for women across the United States. I just hope that if some young lady sees this program and she's being taken advantage of or she's being discriminated against, she realizes there are ways that she can get it solved. […]

Who has been a guest on Kingdom of Fraud

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Don Carr
• Amanda Grant
• Priscilla Tucker
• Michele McPhee
• Jake Otajovic

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

3.8 / 5

89 ratings

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