Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast Wall Street Insider Flee's The Country!
Dec 26, 2025
Ben Port, also known as Ben Skull, is a former Wall Street insider and author who shares his wild journey from stock promotion schemes to living off the grid. He opens up about his troubled childhood, working in shady OTC markets, and confronting Russian mafiosos. Ben's crazy escapades include fleeing to Nicaragua, partying in Cabo, and his connections with the Sinaloa cartel. His gripping tales of near-misses with law enforcement and eventual reinvention into the SkullKrushers brand paint an enthralling picture of a life lived on the edge.
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Taking Brokerage Firms Offshore
- Brokerage firms moved offshore to avoid SEC enforcement, with operations in the Bahamas, Panama, and Colombia.
- Ben and his team lived and worked across Nicaragua and other countries as the market went international and murkier.
Online Content Creates Fake Credibility
- Online marketing and paid
Promoting A Resort That Didn't Exist
- Ben promoted a gay-resort stock in Palm Springs that had no real resort or land and still produced big short-term gains.
- The deal highlights how promotion alone can spike speculative interest independent of fundamentals.