The Hollywood Manager Who Stole Millions - ATC International

February 4, 2026·52 min·4 clips

Jonathan Schwartz's partners called to ask what happened to the $4.6 million he embezzled from Alanis Morissette.

Jonathan Todd Schwartz begins with the lie. Asked about $4.6 million embezzled from Alanis Morissette, he says he was still running on ego, denial, and the old reflex to lie and cheat his way through trouble. The cold open gives that confession room to sit there. The host sets him up as a leading entertainment manager whose clients included Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Linkin Park, and Alanis Morissette. On paper, it sounds absurdly Hollywood. In the interview, it feels smaller and worse: people trusted him, he broke that trust, and other people had to pick through the damage. Schwartz explains how close he still was to the work. In Tampa Bay, Florida, during Beyonce's Lemonade rehearsals, he was acting as a business manager, walking through current profit margins, projected income, expenses, and ways to protect that margin. By then, after handing over the books, he knew the end was near. Then two partners called. They had heard from Howard at his cousin's firm and wanted to know what happened to the $4.6 million he had embezzled from Alanis. Schwartz tried one last fake-out. He said Alanis was using the money for a cannabis business and even offered to take a lie detector test. The worst part is the family thread: Alanis had hired the firm of Schwartz's cousin, the same cousin who had helped him early on. The host does not overplay it. She names the hurt plainly, and Schwartz admits he let that cousin down and hurt many people. There is no tidy forgiveness scene. The ending is quieter, with Schwartz talking about being emotionally present, listening better, and communicating in a healthier way. He wants his older boys to see that change. The episode also warns listeners directly, because suicide is part of the conversation.

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A candid Australian True Crime interview about addiction, stolen millions and the Hollywood manager whose trusted access became a crime scene.

Australian True Crime sits down with Jonathan Todd Schwartz, the entertainment manager who says he stole millions from clients while feeding his addictions.

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A Hollywood money scandal told by the man who embezzled from clients to feed his addictions.

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