{"podcast":{"title":"Charleston News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313","podcast_index_feed_id":7463313,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/charleston-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/charleston-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":380,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Charleston News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Charleston, South Carolina—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Charleston News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T20:17:22.223179+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313"},"episode":{"title":"Fraudsters Paying the Price | Charleston News","slug":"fraudsters-paying-the-price-charleston-news","published_at":"2026-09-18T08:23:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/fraudsters-paying-the-price-charleston-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/c757808db9b6b489","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/f93c3042-037a-43e8-9c10-f0edc2b9f030.mp3","summary":"Uncle Sam’s still hunting down pandemic fraudsters—like David Breen, who pocketed $1.5 million in disaster loans for his bowling alley, then used most of it to build a mansion and buy a luxury truck. Now he faces $1.1 million in restitution and three years probation, including a year of home confinement. This isn’t an outlier: federal prosecutors have charged over 160 people nationwide since June, targeting nearly $245 million in taxpayer losses. The message? Relief funds were for survival, not personal upgrades—and the feds won’t let time erase accountability. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.live5news.com/2026/09/17/mount-pleasant-man-sentenced-nationwide-covid-relief-fraud-sweep/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/c757808db9b6b489 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Uncle Sam’s still hunting down pandemic fraudsters—like David Breen, who pocketed $1.5 million in disaster loans for his bowling alley, then used most of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":103,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/episodes/fraudsters-paying-the-price-charleston-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/fraudsters-paying-the-price-charleston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}