William Neil Gallagher: The Money Doctor
4/20/202655 min
William Neil Gallagher has been called the Bernie Madoff of North Texas. But while both men defrauded millions of people, William added an evangelical twist. Presenting himself as a devout man of God, he promised his flock financial security – then quietly stole their retirement accounts and savings, transforming from a shepherd into a wolf. When the truth finally emerged, the faithful learned the man the trusted most had been preying on them all along.
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First 90 secondsSarah Hagi· Host0:00
Audible subscribers can listen to all our episodes of Scamfluencers ad free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. Tachi, when it comes to finances, do you ever have, like, a let go and let God kind of approach?
Scaachi Koul· Host0:21
No, famously not. I don't clutch my pocketbook. I'll gladly buy you a soda pop, you know? But, like- Mm-hmm ... no, you gotta know where your money's coming from and where it's going to.
Sarah Hagi· Host0:31
Listen, sometimes I do low-key have a let go and let God approach where it's... I, you know, I haven't had full-time employment in years. I work in the arts. I do kind of leave it all to feeling like it will work out in the end. Numbers on a screen, you know what I mean?
Scaachi Koul· Host0:45
Ugh. I- It stresses you out. Yeah. I can't even hear this. It's making me nauseous.
Sarah Hagi· Host0:50
I'm not bad with money, but I- [laughs] ... you know, comes and goes sometimes.
Scaachi Koul· Host0:54
That is okay.
Sarah Hagi· Host0:56
Okay.
Scaachi Koul· Host0:56
I trust you.
Sarah Hagi· Host0:58
Yeah. Well, as much as I tell myself it will all work out in the end, one thing I would truly never do is get financial advice from someone who has as much faith as I do that things will work out. And I gotta say, our scammer today preyed on one of the most vulnerable groups imaginable, very let go and let God type of people, elderly Christians. It's March 2019, and Cort Thomas is walking