Episode
Flying High at Cocktail Cove
40:14
Published: Wed Jul 20 2022
Description
Marcus Schrenker had it all: money, a beautiful wife, a mansion in a ritzy neighborhood. So why did this financier, a pilot, put in motion a daring plan to fake his own death and hide a double-life, like investigators say he did? Keith Morrison reports in this Dateline classic. Originally aired on NBC on August 28, 2009.
Chapters
This transcript discusses the luxurious lifestyle of the Shrinker family and the criminal activities they were involved in.
00:00 - 03:27 (03:27)
Summary
This transcript discusses the luxurious lifestyle of the Shrinker family and the criminal activities they were involved in.
EpisodeFlying High at Cocktail Cove
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Don Miller, a young investment advisor in Indianapolis, meets a suspicious death and leaves his neighbors in disbelief.
03:27 - 08:20 (04:52)
Summary
Don Miller, a young investment advisor in Indianapolis, meets a suspicious death and leaves his neighbors in disbelief.
EpisodeFlying High at Cocktail Cove
PodcastDateline NBC
After waking up one morning with a desire to move back to his childhood neighborhood, the founder of Heritage Wealth Management changed the company's name and embarked on a mission to build a house there.
08:20 - 12:15 (03:55)
Summary
After waking up one morning with a desire to move back to his childhood neighborhood, the founder of Heritage Wealth Management changed the company's name and embarked on a mission to build a house there. Along the way, he tapped into his love of flying and became a regular at air shows.
EpisodeFlying High at Cocktail Cove
PodcastDateline NBC
The speaker talks about how he was defrauded by a supposed acquisition offer from an established business, and how he eventually uncovered the truth.
12:15 - 16:26 (04:11)
Summary
The speaker talks about how he was defrauded by a supposed acquisition offer from an established business, and how he eventually uncovered the truth.
EpisodeFlying High at Cocktail Cove
PodcastDateline NBC
Following a federal lawsuit brought by an insurance company, regulators were able to seize Marcus Shrinker's property in just one week, after following a trail through his financial papers.
16:26 - 20:00 (03:33)
Summary
Following a federal lawsuit brought by an insurance company, regulators were able to seize Marcus Shrinker's property in just one week, after following a trail through his financial papers. This occurred just before airport security caught footage of his truck doing donuts on the tarmac.
EpisodeFlying High at Cocktail Cove
PodcastDateline NBC
Marcus Schenker's plane crashed in Northwest Florida while two F-15 fighter jets scrambled to intercept the unresponsive aircraft.
20:00 - 25:46 (05:46)
Summary
Marcus Schenker's plane crashed in Northwest Florida while two F-15 fighter jets scrambled to intercept the unresponsive aircraft. Schenker's body has yet to be found.
EpisodeFlying High at Cocktail Cove
PodcastDateline NBC
Marcus shifted investments from one annuity to another, leaving his unsuspecting pilot clients with high fees and earning himself a commission.
25:46 - 34:11 (08:24)
Summary
Marcus shifted investments from one annuity to another, leaving his unsuspecting pilot clients with high fees and earning himself a commission. Marcus was ordered to pay half a billion dollars in fines and restitution to victims of his alleged fraud.
EpisodeFlying High at Cocktail Cove
PodcastDateline NBC
The former business associate of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten's wife, Jennifer Robertson, revealed that Robertson's role as the company's CFO was merely a "glorified title" and that she only paid bills from accounts that Cotten told her to.
34:11 - 40:07 (05:55)
Summary
The former business associate of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten's wife, Jennifer Robertson, revealed that Robertson's role as the company's CFO was merely a "glorified title" and that she only paid bills from accounts that Cotten told her to.