“Fraud is Dope” Podcaster Surprisingly Ends Up in Prison

[00:00:00]This guy has a podcast where his slogan is fraud is dope and he surprisingly is heading to prison for committing a fraud.

[00:00:07]>> I am Jonathan Duperton, aka finesse, also known as rich man. I have one of the biggest podcast out, rich and unemployed and all that was birthed from being inside of prison, man.

[00:00:17]>> He's actually broke and unemployable because he's been a fraudster his entire adult life.

[00:00:21]>> I never thought I never imagined in my life that I would [music] not be doing illegal I always thought like I was going to be thinking like a criminal.

[00:00:30]>> [music] >> Cuz I've been a criminal all my life.

[00:00:33]I've been a criminal all my life.

[00:00:35]>> And he still was a criminal while trying to convince his audience that he changed. A couple of weeks ago the DOJ released this press release titled fraud is dope podcaster sentenced to federal prison again. That one word at the end makes this title so much funnier. Again.

[00:00:48]Yes, this isn't the first time he's heading to prison.

[00:00:50]>> I did my dirt I came up and moved on.

[00:00:53]>> What he didn't include at the end is that he moved on to a different form of fraud.

[00:00:57]>> My homie introduced me. He was like, "Yo." He came to me with a list of papers. I'm like, "Yo, I got all these names. I'm going to do some taxes." And he didn't even say taxes. He just said, "I got a scheme going on, bro. And I'm going to I'm going to I'm going to be up." I'm like, "Yeah, all right." Yeah.

[00:01:08]Two weeks later he pulled up in a BMW.

[00:01:09]I'm like, Mhm. So, he put me on. He gave me like five names. I did the taxes. I ended up with like 10,000 and that kind of just opened the door and I was like, >> In his early 20s Jonathan was spending time around society's most productive members, the criminal class who love stealing from others.

[00:01:24]>> Premeditated. You know what I mean? Like I go in the crib like I go in You my friend. I go in his crib. We going together. We playing the games. Like, "Oh, they got all type of here."

[00:01:31]I'm about to leave a window open. Come back the next day. But he's kicking doors at 15. I was like, "I don't want to be a part of no like that." Like I was a a smooth criminal.

[00:01:39]>> Instead of being a violent criminal, he teamed up with a friend to commit fraud against the US government. Instead of being a smooth criminal, he's more likely a smooth-brained criminal.

[00:01:49]>> Food stamps is the judge. Getting the food stamp cards from the state and cashing them >> Jonathan and his friend were somehow able to obtain a list of names and social security numbers, they use that info to apply for food stamps, and they received the cards in the mail. Jonathan claims $194 per month, 100 accounts in the first month.

[00:02:06]>> Uh I just I just locked in 19,000. Next month we're going to do a 19 another 19,000. So, at month two we're doing 40,000 a month. And at month three we're doing 60,000. And at month eight we're doing 80,000 a month for a year straight. I got to the point where I'm making like 120 every month. You know what I'm saying?

[00:02:21]Straight to my pocket.

[00:02:22]>> It's easy to see why clowns like him commit fraud. You can either be a productive member of society and make a couple grand per month, but no, not that. Let's take the big risk and make a 100 grand a month and see if we don't get caught. Well, we know how this story ends.

[00:02:33]>> They basically came for like uh aggravated identity theft, um wire fraud, mail fraud, food stamp fraud, conspiracy.

[00:02:43]They were looking for 300k in cash.

[00:02:45]>> Back in January 2016, Jonathan and Stephanie Duperton were indicted on criminal charges. Jonathan filed an application with the USDA for a store called J. Good Groceries to participate in SNAP. Stephanie filed for her store a year later. The defendants obtained the personal identifying information of their victims during this time period.

[00:03:01]The EBT cards were sent to their personal address and other addresses in the Atlanta area. I'd like to think that if I ever became a criminal, I would make sure that my scheme isn't tied to my primary residence where I happen to live at all. Jonathan might be unemployable because he's just a flat-out idiot. The defendants then used the EBT cards at their fake grocery stores for their own use and to the use of others.

[00:03:21]>> Man, after a year, I was up like I was up.

[00:03:25]>> You was up.

[00:03:26]>> [laughter] >> I was up, man. I WAS UP. YEAH. I WAS UP.

[00:03:29]>> HEY. YEAH.

[00:03:31]>> Guys like Jonathan are the lowest IQ idiots on the planet. They really think they're going to run up a play on the government and not get caught. My bags were up, bro. Yeah, for 1 year, then you got to serve time and you're a convicted criminal for the rest of your life.

[00:03:41]August 2017, convenience store owners sentenced for food stamp fraud and identity theft. Jonathan and Stephanie Duperton have been sentenced for using stolen identities to steal over $395,000.

[00:03:51]The Dupertons then collected and swiped the fraudulent SNAP cards at their convenience stores. Over $800,000 in SNAP payments were deposited in the defendants' bank accounts.

[00:04:00]>> [laughter] >> It's hard to confront people on your podcast, I know that. However, I think this is indicative of a bigger issue, that crime is cool and acceptable in any way. If I were president, I'd make criminals like Jonathan serve 30 years and no chance of getting out early. I know it may be a little harsh, but he stole from people in need and he knew what he was doing. Even worse is these idiots on the podcast are laughing like it's cool what he did. Jonathan Dupedon was sentenced to 3 years, 9 months in prison, and Stephanie Dupedon was sentenced to 6 months in prison. Both defendants were also sentenced to 3 years of supervised release, a special assessment of $100, and ordered to pay $396,000 in restitution. The easiest way to stop fraudsters like Jonathan is to increase the sentences. Make crime like this 30 years in prison, and us law-abiding citizens would benefit. DJ ASAP and wife sentenced to 40 years for $30 million pyramid scheme. I covered this story years ago on my channel when they were first charged. This sentence seems a little harsh, but I like it.

[00:04:52]Human behavior is driven by incentives.

[00:04:55]As we increase the disincentives, crime will go down. In June 2023, Jonathan wrote this request for early termination of supervised release to the judge.

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[00:06:15]>> And that hurt.

[00:06:16]That put a stain on me.

[00:06:19]>> The first paragraph indicates that Jonathan served 45 months in jail and 32 months of supervised release. His next paragraph includes mention of his mom passing, how difficult it's been, and how much he's changed his life around.

[00:06:28]In his final paragraph, he says, "You also gave me a lighter sentence and said if I ever came before you again, you would not be that kind. That statement has also stuck with me. I am determined to never put myself in the position to have my life decided by someone else, which is why this press release is so funny." The fraudster is heading to prison again. My favorite sentence in this paragraph is Jonathan saying, "For recognizing my intelligence." Jonathan has the IQ of a television without its cord, meaning it's always going to be turned off.

[00:06:53]>> I went to court back in 2017 and I had over like six figures that I wanted to put up. You know what I'm saying? Like I I didn't I didn't know I was going to go to prison, but I knew I was going to court, which was a 50/50 chance that I might not come back home.

[00:07:08]>> Jonathan is so intelligent, remember?

[00:07:10]He's the type of criminal to use his personal address, build a brand around being a fraud, and posting the word fraud on his apartment walls. Jonathan then explains how he bought a PVC pipe, stuffed cash in the pipe, and hid it before he went to prison for the first time. He may have had some cash hidden for when he returned to prison, but he hasn't always been flush with cash.

[00:07:26]>> I didn't finesse the world to think that I'm rich as Like, let me let me explain cuz like people it's hard to believe when I tell people that I'm broke. Hey, I ain't got it right now, but damn, bro, like my bank account low, like don't believe it.

[00:07:40]call me like, "Hey, man, bro, this is my rich partner."

[00:07:44]Not knowing but I'm up right now.

[00:07:47]>> What's ironic is he released this video after spending the previous 3 years committing fraud while on supervised release for committing fraud. Jonathan is the kind of guy who has no character and only cares about money.

[00:07:58]>> Realistically, Jonathan aka Finesse also known as Rich, I'm trying to make a million dollars a month. Let me take the trying word out. I'm going to make a million dollars a month.

[00:08:10]Well, how you going to make that, Jonathan? Well, I got to create I got to make I got to allow the universe to let that come in my life. Well, how?

[00:08:17]>> He sounds like one of those prosperity preachers who tells you to invest in the church and prosperity will be your reward. Just hand over him money and he's going to tell you how to become a millionaire. In February 2025, Jonathan was indicted on numerous fraud charges again.

[00:08:30]>> I think God doesn't look at life with good and bad, you know what I'm saying?

[00:08:32]It's just life. It's just [clears throat] what it is. And yeah, I'm doing some illegal, but who's to say it's illegal? The that made up the rules? God didn't make up this rule, you know what I mean? So >> Remember when Jonathan claimed he was intelligent? He shared his wisdom with the hundreds of thousands of people that followed him.

[00:08:46]>> Yeah, I'm doing some illegal, but who's to say it's illegal? The that made up the rules?

[00:08:50]>> What this low IQ podcaster doesn't seem to understand is all of us law-abiding citizens want laws because it keeps people like him in prison and not stealing from the government for money that is supposed to go to people in need. The defendant submitted fraudulent unemployment insurance applications for unemployment insurance benefits to the CAEDD, which is the Employment Development Department for the state of California.

[00:09:09]>> That's just how I look at life. Like I don't look at anything bad. Like when bad When I went to prison >> Yeah.

[00:09:13]>> All right, thank you, God. I know I'm finna go ahead and learn something.

[00:09:16]>> Jonathan, you finna learn how to commit a new form of fraud now that you're in prison again. Is anyone surprised that everything this guy does is fraudulent?

[00:09:23]>> The breakthrough was um they put me on house arrest.

[00:09:27]>> Mhm.

[00:09:28]>> I was on house arrest for like the whole summer, man. Like I had had a condo in Miami.

[00:09:32]They trying to put me on house arrest because I lied about having a job, submitting fake paychecks stubs.

[00:09:37]>> His post in May 2022 was likely referring to this since the description states he was going to be on house arrest. Quite ironic that his wheel of photos were all of him driving a Ferrari and living in a Miami penthouse. You might have noticed that his Instagram handle is Finessers Only Club. He's like Bandman Kevo 2.0 where you just need to look at their profile and know they're up to some type of fraud or scamming.

[00:09:56]>> Uh I'll check back with y'all real soon, probably after I get I'm not even going to say that. When a decision is made on when I'll be getting out of here.

[00:10:10]>> He released this video before his sentencing and it looked like he was holding back tears the entire time. And thankfully, the judge this time around wasn't as lenient. On April 14, 2026, Jonathan was sentenced to 7 years in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Dupiton pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft on January 13, 2026. With the previous judge, he claimed to be a changed man, but he was still committing fraud while on supervised release of a fraud charge.

[00:10:35]This guy's going to be broke and unemployable for the rest of his life.

[00:10:38]The indictment shows an example of seven of the over 300 debit cards that were sent to Jonathan in the mail. There's roughly $140,000 in fraud in this image alone. The defendants depleted the funds mainly by making cash withdrawals at various ATMs located in the Northern District of Georgia. On April 24, 2026, the court filed a restitution order. Mr. Dupiton is ordered to pay $2.285 million in restitution.

[00:10:59]>> I'll be back soon, man, but this time it'll be a little different.

[00:11:06]>> The restitution shall be paid in full immediately. Any restitution that is not paid in full must be paid in monthly installments from any wages Mr. Dupiton earns in prison in accordance with the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Financial Responsibility Program.

[00:11:17]>> I've already been down 10 months.

[00:11:21]Um and these 10 months is definitely a great experience.

[00:11:26]>> The lifestyle Jonathan showed on his social media that helped build the brand of being a rich and unemployed Lothario was all from fraud. Multiple millions of dollars taken during COVID from people who really needed the money.

[00:11:37]>> My broke is a different broke. I get it.

[00:11:40]>> [music] >> My broke will be I'm down to my last 20,000, 40,000. when I when I'm when I'm at 50, I feel broke.

[00:11:47]>> Of course Jonathan needed the money because he's broke broke when he can't steal from others. I personally think he should spend the rest of his life in prison now that he's done it twice. Yes, I'm serious. Any portion of the restitution that is not paid in full at the time of Mr. Duperton's release from imprisonment, including a halfway house, will become a condition of supervision and commence within 60 days after release from imprisonment.

[00:12:05]>> Listen, I'mma keep it short and simple, bro. I created the life that I wanted. I create my reality.

[00:12:10]>> How funny are his beliefs now that you realize his multi-million dollar net worth was all from fraud? Or maybe he's going to jail to become like a Wes Watson where he'll come out and become a prison influencer and create workout plans and become a multi-millionaire that way. The CAEDD was duped into mailing over 300 debit cards and transferring approximately $3 million to those accounts.

[00:12:28]>> 10 years from now, Jonathan Duperton, what is he doing?

[00:12:32]Retired.

[00:12:33]>> Mhm.

[00:12:33]>> Sitting on an island. Probably yeah, sitting on an island somewhere, multiple properties across the world.

[00:12:38]>> Word.

[00:12:38]>> Chilling, raising kids, raising about 10, 15 kids.

[00:12:41]>> Word.

[00:12:42]>> Some of you might not know this, but I can actually predict the future. In 10 years, Jonathan will be back in prison where he belongs and he'll be envisioning creating a reality where he's a multi-millionaire. Thanks so much for watching.