{"podcast":{"title":"Edinburgh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011","podcast_index_feed_id":7612011,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":417,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Edinburgh News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Edinburgh—from local news and business to culture, politics, 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. Edinburgh News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T10:21:32.938699+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011"},"episode":{"title":"Former Officer Faked Escort Scam | Edinburgh News","slug":"former-officer-faked-escort-scam-edinburgh-news","published_at":"2026-07-03T05:16:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011/former-officer-faked-escort-scam-edinburgh-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/33cda23b-b6dd-4aa6-a74c-2140eb6695d5.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/33cda23b-b6dd-4aa6-a74c-2140eb6695d5.mp3","summary":"A 20-year-old ex-custody manager, Lee Moffat, pulled off a wild scam pretending to be a female escort named ‘Danielle’ to swindle seven guys out of $200 between 2016 and 2018 — all while secretly stealing police gear over nine years, even wearing a jacket with a fake badge. Already jailed 12 months for theft, he’s now facing court again for the old fraud — but with time passed and no new victims harmed, the judge spared him jail, sentencing him to 115 hours of community payback work instead. 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. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/8ba0a64eedba5aec","meta_description":"A 20-year-old ex-custody manager, Lee Moffat, pulled off a wild scam pretending to be a female escort named ‘Danielle’ to swindle seven guys out of $200 b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":84,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011/episodes/former-officer-faked-escort-scam-edinburgh-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011/former-officer-faked-escort-scam-edinburgh-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}