Tax Crime Junkies

About Tax Crime Junkies

Tax Crime Junkies The true crime podcast for people who love taxes, scandals, and stories too outrageous to deduct. 🎉 Over 50,000 downloads and counting! 🏆 Ranked #5 on Feedspot’s “30 Best White Collar Crime Podcasts Worth Listening to in 2025.” Hey there, Tax Crime Junkies! This is the true crime podcast where taxes meet temptation...and the numbers don’t always add up. Hosted by Dominique Molina, CPA, MST, CTS and Tom Gorczynski, EA, USTCP, CTP we follow the money trail through cases of fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion, and even homicide to uncover the shocking truth hiding behind the spreadsheets. As tax experts and practitioners, we go beyond the headlines to explain how these crimes happen, why they go undetected for so long, and what ultimately exposes them. From financial schemes gone wrong to greed-fueled cover-ups, we reveal the human motives that turn ordinary people into criminals, and sometimes killers. We’ve talked to investigators, lawyers, insiders, and even those who’ve served time to bring you gripping stories from the shadowy intersection of finance and crime. Along the way, we show what every taxpayer and business owner should know to stay safe, smart, and out of trouble. New episodes drop every other week, combining investigative storytelling, expert insight, and unforgettable twists. Whether you’re a tax professional, a true crime fan, or just fascinated by what people will do for money, Tax Crime Junkies will keep you hooked from the first clue to the final confession. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, leave a five-star review, and join us as we follow every trail — all the way to the truth.

Publisher

Dominique Molina

Category

business · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Feb 2023

Latest episode

24 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

39 of 81 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Au Pair, The Affair and the Lie That Fell Apart

   After unpacking one of the wildest cases we’ve ever covered on Tax Crime Junkies, Dom needed to do what we all do after hearing something unbelievable… Call her best friend and say:“Girl… you are not going to believe this.” In this Fine Line Files episode, Dom is joined by her lifelong best friend Aubree (aka “the normal person”) for a real, unfiltered breakdown of the Brendan Banfield case—the IRS agent, the au pair, the fake online identity, and the murder plot that fell apart because of one detail that didn’t add up. This isn’t the documentary version.This is the group chat version. 💬 What We’re Talking About: The audacity of secret trips while Christine was working ICU shifts The Instagram posts… and the emoji face that fooled no one The chilling moment when “normal behavior” completely disappears Why the timeline and setup just don’t make sense The emotional reality of what happened to Joseph Ryan The role of manipulation, control, and calculated planning And the detail that ultimately helped expose the truth Some people don’t snap. They plan. And sometimes the most dangerous part isn’t the crime itself…it’s how normal everything looked right before it happened. 🎧 Listen If You Love: True crime conversations that feel like a late-night chat with friends Breaking down the “wait… WHAT?” moments in real cases Psychology, relationships, and the choices that change everything A little humor… in the middle of something very dark 💛 Special Guest: Featuring Dom’s best friend Aubreefrom French class to raising kids together to empty nesters…and now processing true crime like it’s a group text thread. 📢 Join the Conversation: What part of this case stuck with you the most?Come tell us on Instagram or X @TaxCrimeJunkies Every crime has a trail… …and sometimes it starts with a simple,“Girl, something about this is not right.”

2. 

   17 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The IRS Boss That Solved a Murder — The Brendan Banfield Case

   Hosts Dominique and Tom interview IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent Brendan Banfield about how a fabricated online identity and a staged crime scene unraveled his alleged murder plot.

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   10 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Man Behind the Camera

   What happens when the person documenting a fraud has no idea he’s filming evidence? In this episode of Tax Crime Junkies, Dominique sits down with Steve Beal, the videographer who spent years capturing the rise of DC Solar from the inside. Steve was hired to film the success story: the NASCAR sponsorships, the lavish holiday parties, the green-energy branding, and the larger-than-life image Jeff and Paulette Carpoff built around the company. But after the FBI raided DC Solar in December 2018, Steve’s footage took on a whole new meaning. This episode explores what it was like to be one of the people inside the company who believed in the mission, trusted the leadership, and only later realized he had been standing in the middle of one of the biggest renewable energy frauds in U.S. history. Dominique and Steve talk about the emotional side of fraud that rarely gets attention: the employees, contractors, and insiders who were not masterminds, not investors, and not whistleblowers — just people who believed they were helping build something real. Along the way, Steve shares how a traumatic experience at the Las Vegas Route 91 shooting deepened his bond with the DC Solar team, how the company culture discouraged questions, and what it felt like to slowly piece together the truth after everything collapsed. By the end, this becomes more than a fraud story. It becomes a story about belief, loyalty, hindsight, and what happens when the camera keeps rolling long after the illusion starts to crack. In this episode, we cover: How Steve came to work for DC Solar The emotional impact of surviving the Route 91 shooting while traveling with the DC Solar team Why that experience deepened trust and loyalty inside the company The “stay in your lane” culture at DC Solar The warning signs Steve noticed before the collapse What happened when the FBI raided the company The personal fallout for employees left in the dark How Steve’s footage later became useful to investigators Why his documentary project, Fireball, tells a side of the story most people never hear Why this episode matters Fraud stories often focus on the architects of the scheme or the dollars lost. This episode focuses on the people caught in the middle — the employees who showed up to work, did their jobs, trusted the wrong people, and had their lives upended overnight. It’s a powerful reminder that when something looks wildly successful from the outside, the truth underneath may be something very different. Featured in this episode Dominique Molina Steve Beal, videographer and creator of Fireball  - find it on youtube https://www.youtube.com/@fireballseries Mentioned in this episode DC Solar Jeff and Paulette Carpoff Fireball documentary project on YouTube The Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting DC Solar’s NASCAR sponsorships and holiday party culture Listen if you love: true crime white collar crime tax fraud stories behind-the-scenes documentary storytelling stories about the people left behind after financial scandal Closing thought Sometimes the people closest to the story do not realize what they are looking at until it is already over. And sometimes the camera captures more truth than anyone intended.

Inside a recent episode

The Au Pair, The Affair and the Lie That Fell Apart

Published 24 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And what gets me is the power imbalance because again, from his perspective, he had no clue what he was walking into. He thought he's consenting to a scenario. But you can't consent to something when the entire reality has been fabricated. Right. And it's not consent if the truth is fake. It's consent under false pretenses and he never had a chance. It's just awful. I saw his mom interviewed online. It was just heartbreaking. And there's so many people calling him names. You know, they were really picking on him for his preferences. But, you know, I don't fully understand that world, but I would never jump online and call somebody a rapist or say they deserve to die because he was lured to his death. […]

Who has been a guest on Tax Crime Junkies

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

• Jens Heycke
• Corey Smith
• Barry Minkow
• Mike Miske

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

30 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

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Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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