Tanya Smith fancied herself a folk hero, a kind of Robin Hood,
using her powers of persuasion to buck the system and help the poor
and needy. It started innocently enough, with calls to celebrities'
houses alongside her teenage twin sister. Soon, Tanya Smith
realised she could convince utility companies to amend the balances
of her friends and neighbours, clearing elderly relatives' overdue
electricity bills with a single phone call. Eventually, as she
tested the limits and realized she could get past any gatekeeper,
this superpower, as she came to think of it, morphed into something
else: she wanted access to the actual money herself. By the time
she was 18, Tanya had 'confiscated' some $40 million in cash and
commodities from US banks, using hacked wire transfers. It didn't
take long before the FBI was on her tail. But when interviewing
her, they made clear that they were using her to get to the person
actually running things - clearly, she wasn't smart enough to do
this on her own (Blacks, she was told, rob people, they don't hack
computers). Thus began a cat and mouse game with the authorities
that would drive her to unthinkable limits, breaking the hearts of
her parents, putting Tanya's life in jeopardy, and costing her
custody of two children before finally sending her to Federal
prison (where she escaped twice) with the longest sentence ever
given for a white-collar crime. In the spirit of true crime
narratives like Catch Me If You Can, Molly's Game, and Ben
Mezrich's Bringing Down the House, SHEER CRAZY NERVE is a gripping
caper, but it's also the deeply personal journey of a young Black
woman finding her way in a world that underestimated her
brilliance. For fans of movies like Hustlers and The Bling Ring,
SHEER CRAZY NERVE is a high-stakes, gritty tale of wild financial
misdeeds.
General
Imprint: |
Quercus Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
9 August 2024 |
Authors: |
Tanya Smith
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Dimensions: |
240 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5294-2985-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
1-5294-2985-4 |
Barcode: |
9781529429855 |
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