Articles Written by Amy Lamare

Amy Lamare is a Los Angeles-based writer covering business, technology, entertainment, philanthropy, and pop culture. You can find her other work at Los Angeles Magazine, Your Tango, Thinknum Media, Nicki Swift, and Heavy among other publications. Follow her on Facebook. Amy's favorite self-made billionaire is Sara Blakely.

Saudi Anti-Corruption Campaign Recovered More than $100 Billion
Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman led an anti-corruption campaign that began in November 2017 and saw many high-ranking government officials, royal family members, and prominent businessmen arrested. Was it a shakedown all along?
The 12 Most Philanthropic Tech Billionaires
Philanthropy is a big part of the lives of some of the world's richest people and thank goodness that's the case! In fact, of the top 50 philanthropists of 2017, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, 60% of them came from the tech industry.
Ex-Fugees Member Tied Up In Fight With U.S. Justice Department
You may remember Prakazrel "Pras" Michel as a member of the 90s band the Fugees. The founding member of the Fugees is fighting the U.S. Justice Department over that agency's claim that he was involved in the scheme to embezzle money from a Malaysi...
Charlie Sheen Once Worth $150 Million Is Nearly Homeless
Charlie Sheen was once the highest-paid actor on TV, bringing home $1.8 million per episode for Two and a Half Men. Now, he's six months behind on his mortgage. How did the actor, who was once worth $150 million come to be in such dire straits?
Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Forged Documents To Scam $27.4 Million From Investors
Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland scammed $27.4 million from investors. Where did that money go? Certainly not to catering, villas, or the bands.
Models And Influencers Who Promoted Disastrous Fyre Festival Being Subpoenaed Over Payments They Received
Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski, and other models, artists, and Instagram influencers who helped promote the Fyre Festival will be forced to disclose the terms and information about payments they received from Billy McFarland.
Jetsmarter, The Uber For Private Jets Is Facing Lawsuits And Accusations Of Bait And Switch
Sergey Petrossov launched JetSmarter, the Uber for private jet travel in 2013. In April 2018, JetSmarter was valued at $1.5 billion and had 15,000 subscribers paying at least $5,000 a year to book flights on private jet. Today, the company is mire...
World's Richest Man Jeff Bezos Devotes Less than 1% Of $136 Billion Fortune To Philanthropy
The world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, gives hardly any money at all to charity. Why? What gives? What could possibly be his reasoning for hoarding $136 billion?
The Simple Yet Brilliant Way Cartels Laundered Drug Cash And How It Led To a Major Real Estate Change
A Pasadena mansion with a very interesting history recently sold quietly for just over $8 million to the CEO of LegalZoom and his wife. The former owner, Nancy Yih, was the owner an apparel company called LA Idol. It turns out, however, that Yih ...
Hulk Hogan And Ex-Wife Linda Still Battling In Court More Than A Decade Later
Hulk Hogan and Linda Bollea's divorce was a drawn out, nine year legal battle. Y'all, this has been going on since 2008. Yet here we are, in 2019, and Hulk Hogan is taking his ex-wife to court to attempt to avoid paying her what was agreed upon in...

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