American Greed
American Greed

American Greed

2007 15 Seasons 222 Episodes ⭐ 7.9 Documentary Crime

A dissection of the dark side of the American Dream, a survey of how far some people go to become rich, no matter the cost to themselves and those around them. Real-life cases are reviewed and involve such criminal activity as credit card scams, identity theft, counterfeiting and Ponzi schemes.

A dissection of the dark side of the American Dream, a survey of how far some people go to become rich, no matter the cost to themselves and those around them. Real-life cases are reviewed and involve such criminal activity as credit card scams, identity theft, counterfeiting and Ponzi schemes.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Hook, Line and Sucker / Maxfield Parish Art Heist

Case 1: Hook, Line and Sucker Barry Hunt—a successful con artist who left a coast-to-coast trail of deception, deceit

EP 2

The Imposter: Dr. Barnes / Interstate Bank Mart Bandit

Case 1: The Imposter: Dr. Barnes For twenty years he was an imposter doctor! Dr. Gerald Barnes has a thriving practice s

EP 3

Art Heist: Fine Arts Express / Medical Scams: Dr. Martinez

Case 1: Art Heist: Fine Arts Express A museum quality art collection worth more than $4 million dollars is stolen! Two m

EP 4

Meth Identity Thieves / The Wheaton Bandit

Case 1: Meth Identity Thieves It's a new crime wave rippling across the west; thieves are committing identity theft to f

EP 5

Religious Prey: Baptist Foundation of Arizona / Medical Scams: Dr. Mikos

Case 1: Religious Prey: Baptist Foundation of Arizona The Baptist Foundation of Arizona is a non-profit fundraiser dedi

EP 6

Religious Prey: Greater Ministries Int'l / It Takes a Thief

Case 1: Religious Prey: Greater Ministries International A story of religious fraud; a $500 million dollar pyramid schem

EP 1

The Martin Frankel Case

Financier Martin Frankel, a con-man who vanished with $200 million dollars! A story of money laundering, prostitution, b

EP 2

When Greed and Giving Collide / Confessions of a Con Man

When Greed and Giving Collide A major charity scam...John Bennett's "Foundation for New Era Philanthropy" stole millions

EP 3

Unsolved: $300 Million Art Heist / Preying on Faith

Unsolved: $300 Million Art Heist A dark night. A clever plan. $300 million in art is stolen from a Boston museum. Painti

EP 4

Stealing $$$ From Scientologists / The Art of Fraud

Stealing $$$ From Scientologists A religious man leads a deceptive life and scams investors out of more than $600 millio

EP 5

Deadly RX For Greed

Patients are at risk. A respected pharmacist is on the take. Robert Courtney mixes a prescription of greed; diluting lif

EP 6

Inside the WorldCom Scam / DHS: Department of Hollywood Scams

Inside the WorldCom Scam Inside the WorldCom Scam - Bernard Ebbers, CEO of WorldCom, rises from rags to riches. But the

EP 7

The Rise and Fall of Cybernet

A conman. Some say an "evil genius." The once- chairman of Cybernet, a wildly successful global technology company, stan

EP 8

Party's Over - Tyco's Kozlowski

Dennis Kozlowski, once described as "The Most Aggressive CEO in America," now sits behind bars. A poster boy of excess,

EP 9

Driven By Greed / Conned in the Caribbean

It's called the "Miracle Car Club." Starting with members of their own church and then branching out, two young men take

EP 10

Robbing Hollywood's A-List / Soaking The Rich at Auction

Robbing Hollywood's A-List Dana Giacchetto advises Hollywood's hottest stars... and finds his own fame and fortune. But,

EP 1

The Bonnie and Clyde of Mortgage Fraud

An attractive, sinfully dishonest Tampa mortgage broker meets a single mom looking for love. Together they team up and m

EP 2

Boy Band Mogul

Lou Pearlman... the legendary manager of boy bands like *NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys... the king of an entertainment e

EP 3

A Wall Street Wonder Takes a Fall

Richard Scrushy is the Superstar CEO of HealthSouth, a huge provider of outpatient rehab services. But, the billionaire

EP 4

Two Brothers, Two Murders

Multi-millionaire businessmen and brothers Andrew and Robert Kissel have it all...beautiful families, mansions, country

EP 5

Skin Doctor Takes His Cut / Revolutionary Guru of Greed

A respected doctor. Trusting patients. Dr. Michael Rosin runs a thriving dermatology practice specializing in a highly e

EP 6

Strippers and Insider Trading / Economan: Superthief

A shocking scheme to use strippers to solicit information from Wall Street bankers. Another plan to steal secrets and ca

EP 7

The Mustang Ranch: Money, Women and Murder

The Mustang Ranch. It's the famous brothel where sex is always for sale. Joe Conforte is the pioneering pimp who makes m

EP 8

The Body Snatcher

A disgraced dentist carves out a gruesome new business. From a secret room in a Brooklyn funeral home he runs a multi-mi

EP 1

Suicide is Painless

An enigmatic hedge fund manager desperate to succeed... and the scam that bilked investors out of $300 million! Sam Isr

EP 2

The Black Widows

A story of deception. They appear to be two “grannies” helping men who are down on their luck - offering food, shelt

EP 3

Raffaello Follieri

Raffaello Follieri is young, handsome and at the top of his game. He makes millions with a successful real estate busine

EP 4

"The Mad Max of Wall Street"

Anthony Elgindy. He's young, self-assured... and loaded. He claims to be a crusader, fighting fraud on Wall Street. But,

EP 5

Crash and Burn

Marcus Schrenker makes millions. He’s a Wall Street money manager and a stunt pilot. But clients say he’s a con man

EP 6

Sholam Weiss

Sholam Weiss is a bold and brazen dealmaker. He’s a consultant to con men and the brains behind one of the largest ins

EP 7

Funny Money

One man’s bold scheme to get rich quick. Albert Talton puts a modern twist on one of the nation’s oldest crimes –

EP 8

Flipping Frenzy Scam

A pharmaceutical company ignores FDA safety guidelines and patients pay the price. A would-be marketing mogul relies on

EP 9

Performance Pills & Kirk Wright

Steven Warshak is persuasive. He makes millions by selling a product to enhance the sex lives of men. Enzyte appears to

EP 10

Kentucky Fen-Phen Attorneys

Fen-Phen, the miracle weight loss drug of the 90’s, turns out to have a serious side effect. When the story breaks, am

EP 11

Dr Stokes and C and D Distributors

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Dr. Robert Stokes runs a thriving dermatology practice. He’s making millions. But Dr. Stoke

EP 12

Cybercrime: Max Butler

Max Butler is "Iceman." He oversaw an underground Internet crime spree. Mysterious thugs steal information and access

EP 1

Bank Robbing Broker

Stephen Trantel is a husband, a father…and a bank robber. He was once a broker making hundreds of thousands of dollars

EP 2

Financial Guru Gone Bad

His pitch is irresistible. Troy Titus promises to make you rich. The self-proclaimed real estate guru travels the semina

EP 3

Fool's Gold

He’s a philanthropist, diplomat and international man of mystery. Dr. Henry Jones promises to get investors in on a se

EP 4

Hackers: Operation Get Rich or Die Tryin'

A mysterious ring of social outcasts. Albert Gonzalez leads a gang with an insatiable appetite for sex, drugs…and your

EP 5

A More Generous Criminal

He’s a trusted advisor. A philanthropist. Bob McLean runs a successful investment firm and donates millions to his fav

EP 6

$1.2 Billion Scam: Ft. Frauderdale

Scott Rothstein is a Ft. Lauderdale attorney making millions. He’s the life of the party, a guy who wants the world to

EP 7

Bling Ring, The Fraudster, The Ex-Stripper and the Missing Millions

They’re called The Bling Ring. A fast crowd of celebrity wannabes. This gang of teenagers rob celebrity homes and stea

EP 8

Fraudster of the Opera, Frozen Assets - The Ice Capers

Albert Vilar funds symphonies and operas around the world. But it’s curtains for Vilar when he scams the mother of a H

EP 9

The Slaughterhouse

A slaughterhouse employs hundreds of workers in a small Iowa town. But there are whispers of threats, extortion and shoc

EP 10

The Royal Scam: Kings of Counterfeit

A tough guy from Chicago’s South Side finds his way off the streets and into a life of crime. Art Williams Jr. prints

EP 11

The Art of the Steal, The Folsom Felon

Larry Salander is one of the biggest names in New York’s art world. But collectors see red when he swipes more than $1

EP 12

Hedge Fund Imposter

Marc Dreier is a high-powered lawyer with celebrity clients. But Dreier is a conman and steals more than $700 million fr

EP 13

The Wizard of Sarasota

Arthur Nadel conjures a $330 million hedge fund. In the blink of an eye, he disappears and leaves clients without their

EP 14

Mark Weinberger: Nose No Bounds

Dr. Mark Weinberger – a self-proclaimed “nose doctor” – has it all and isn’t afraid to flaunt it. But inside T

EP 1

Celebrity Scam Artist

Kenneth Ira Starr is a money manager. He courts celebrity clients…Sylvester Stallone, Uma Thurman and Wesley Snipes. B

EP 2

Master of Deadly Deceit

Carlos Perez-Olivo is a successful lawyer with a silver tongue and solid gold taste. But when he’s disbarred for fleec

EP 3

Major League Fraud

Nevin Shapiro is the conman at the center of a college football scandal. He kicked off the controversy with stunning sto

EP 4

Baby Broker Scam

Kevin Cohen is an attorney who says he can make dreams come true for couples wanting children. He promises babies … fo

EP 5

Tom Petters Generous With Other Peoples Money

A Minneapolis businessman buys big companies and makes himself rich in the process

EP 6

The Insider

It’s one of the biggest cases of insider trading in history. Raj Rajaratnam had it all…a wildly successful hedge fun

EP 7

Fine Art: Portrait of a Fraud

A televised art auction appears to showcase masterpieces. It’s billed as your chance to own a Rembrandt, Chagall or Da

EP 8

Loan Scam Money For Nothing

A sting operation brings down a Denver businessman; a charismatic con man uses the promise of huge returns to put $30 mi

EP 9

William Erpenbeck Real Estate Home Wrecker

The collapse of Erpenbeck wreaks financial havoc for area home buyers, subcontractors and banks with three company emplo

EP 10

Nicholas Cosmo All Interest No Return

Nicholas Cosmo pleads guilty to federal mail fraud and wire fraud in 2009 for his involvement in a Ponzi scheme that res

EP 11

Michael Lock Pimp Preachers Profiteer

Michael Lock was a man driven by ambition. He was a Milwaukee crime boss with a business model that took him from cocain

EP 12

The Tran Organization Blackjack Cheaters

Van Thu Tran and her crime ring steal millions by cheating casinos.

EP 13

The Mormon Madoff

Shawn Merriman was a bishop in the Mormon Church, a family man and the head of a thriving investment business pulling in

EP 14

Crash for Cash

In the city of brotherly love, car wrecks piled up and auto insurance policies were treated like ATM machines. American

EP 15

Financial Home Invasion

Lee Farkas was a mortgage mogul, a millionaire and chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker. But unknown to his clients, Fark

EP 16

The Jersey Score

Solomon Dwek was a real estate mogul, philanthropist … and an expert flimflammer. He was the mastermind behind a multi

EP 17

Allen Stanford: The Dark Knight

Sir Allen Stanford was once one of the richest men in America. He lived and loved the high life - cruising around the wo

EP 1

Shipwrecked

Michael Vorce spends lavishly on clothes and cars and leaves thousand-dollar tips at bars.

EP 2

The Wealth Builder Club

Randy Treadwell, the son of a preacher, leaves the righteous path - claiming he's a financial wizard, but all he does is

EP 3

The Prisoner of Wall Street

Perry Griggs ran an investment fraud claiming to sell coffee futures, when all he did was keep investor money. He was co

EP 4

Deadly Payout

A trio of Texas con men scores $100 million, telling investors there's big money in the "life settlement" insurance biz.

EP 5

Wild West Rip-Off

With a 30 year career in real estate, many thought broker Doug Vaughan was a man to be trusted. His charisma helped make

EP 6

Union Bu$ter/The Fool's Gold

The Sandhogs Local 147, a New York City construction union, whose workers build tunnels and underground passageways, ent

EP 7

Windy City Wipeout/Miami Burn

In Chicago, Jack Walsh and Charles Martin appear to be getting very rich running a foreign currency trading brokerage. B

EP 8

Dealing in Deceit

San Francisco entrepreneur Samuel "Mouli" Cohen starts an internet music company and fraudulently takes in $31 million f

EP 9

Talk Radio Takedown

Trevor Cook appears to be a local boy made good in Minneapolis, where he runs an investment fund called the Oxford Group

EP 10

Brooklyn's Madoff/ Corrupted Software

Philip Barry runs his scam from Bay Ridge, a solid working-class neighborhood where families go back generations. Throug

EP 11

Greedy Groovy Guru/Doomsday Profit

A New Age evangelist becomes a greedy, groovy, guru telling Florida investors that positive thinking can lead to positiv

EP 12

The Lady Killer

A Florida man hits it big when he takes home almost $13 million in a Florida lottery jackpot. Instead of living large, A

EP 13

Rapper$ Delight/Grapes of Greed

In the San Francisco Bay Area, Michael McCant is a former bank robber who says he's gone "legit," and is now making mill

EP 1

Murder in Memphis

A wife finds out her insurance agent husband Joe Caronna has been stealing money from their friends by selling bogus ann

EP 2

Young Lust Gone Bust

Middle-aged commercial real estate investor Ed Okun is in love with a boat show model almost half his age. He showers he

EP 3

The Cunning Cowgirl Crook / Dollars for Dumps

(1) A small-town comptroller steals $53 million to fund a horse-breeding empire. (2) A crooked real estate developer lur

EP 4

$udden Death / Hip Hop Hustle

(1) Feds investigate financial advisor J.D. Salinas and discover a $39 million scam. (2) A Chicago-area rapper convinces

EP 5

Make Me Rich or Die / Kids For Cash

(1) A man threatens investment professionals to make him rich. (2) Two judges get rich off a secret deal to build juveni

EP 6

Detroit 'Crime Boss' Mayor

A former Detroit mayor and his friends extort city contractors, abuse public funds and turn the mayor's office into thei

EP 7

The Falcon and the Con Man

A man attempts to commit suicide and confesses to an extraordinary fraud that he perpetrated for the past two decades at

EP 8

Extreme Home Ripoffs / 'Greedings' From Florida

(1) Two brothers ripped off millions from homeowners in a remodeling scheme. (2) A serial scam artist tricks Florida ret

EP 9

Insider Trading Trio / Cocaine Cash Cleaner

(1) Three friends go to New York to realize their dreams, which quickly turn criminal. (2) A money trail from drug traff

EP 10

Lights! Camera! Fraud!

An independent film spins out of control when a filmmaker's silent partner and spiritual guru helps himself to investor

EP 11

The Car Con

Brothers Darain and Cory Atkinson start a business selling vehicle service contracts, but the warranties prove worthless

EP 12

A Wolf in Priest's Clothing

A man concocts a $50 million phony international real estate scheme spending millions on his own lavish lifestyle.

EP 13

The Home Invaders / Nashville's Predator

(1) Rivertown Financial, a home's equity and owners becoming homeless. (2) A financial planner reaps millions from clien

EP 14

Hail to the Thief

A former Army intelligence officer known as "Mr. X" stole millions through a fake veterans' charity and eluded authoriti

EP 1

A Con Man's Deadly Revenge

A coin collector and his brother start mail order coin businesses. They go bankrupt in 2008. After they're jailed, one p

EP 2

The Playboy of Indiana

A multimillion-dollar yacht, 80 sports cars, a Playboy centerfold girlfriend. Tim Durham is the picture of success as a

EP 3

Ea$y Being Green / Burglar To The Stars

(1) Con man Rodney Hailey runs a fake green energy business and collects millions by scamming major corporations. A flee

EP 4

A Widow's Web

Rich husband, beautiful wife, perfect life. Pamela Phillips and Gary Triano are Tucson's golden couple. But their life u

EP 5

The Cash King

No investment idea is too exotic for visionary entrepreneur James “The Cash King” Duncan. He sets his sights on stri

EP 6

The Dirtiest Con

Sixteen-year-old Barry Minkow starts ZZZZ Best Carpet Cleaners and quickly realizes there's more cash in fraud.

EP 7

Charity Begins at Home

Claudio Osorio casts himself as a brilliant international business tycoon to scam big money and big names. This crook st

EP 8

The Real Wolf of Wall Street

Stockbroker Jordan Belfort runs a sex, drugs and rock 'n’ roll brokerage firm. He pleads guilty to fraud and does jail

EP 9

Kevin Trudeau’s Secrets / Remington Steal

(1) The infomercial pitchman who claimed he was broke and could not pay a $37.6 million fine imposed by the Federal Trad

EP 10

Fake It to Make It / Kill the Witnesses

Case 1: “Ferrari” Mike Banuelos steals musical artists’ money and their dreams. His Ferrari lifestyle drives them

EP 11

Vintage Wine Fraud

Counterfeit wine dealer Rudy Kurniawan dominates the fine wine scene, making millions selling his cheap basement blends

EP 12

In Harm’s Way

A US military contractor loots his company of $190 million and goes on a wild spending spree.

EP 13

The Lawyer Lies / Black Gold Bust

(1) Indiana personal injury lawyer William Conour helps himself to desperate clients’ settlement money, pocketing mill

EP 14

Friends Without Benefits

Mutual Benefits buys life insurance policies from aids patients, the chronically ill, and seniors and fraudulently resel

EP 15

The Spy Who Scammed Me

A private security contractor is a James Bond wannabe who spins lies to desperate clients.

EP 16

The Sky's the Limit

Ross Mandell’s company Sky Capital has hundreds of employees and investors and he’s living like a king. It’s a hug

EP 1

Ray Nagin - New Orleans Shakedown

Disgraced former mayor exploits the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina to pocket bribes and live large.

EP 2

The Surfer Slayer?

Jason Derek Brown looks like a wealthy mellow surfer dude, but he's allegedly a stone-cold killer who shoots a security

EP 3

A Mother's Costly Revenge

When fraudster Paul Kruse propositions his assistant's teenage daughter, the angry mom gets him behind bars

EP 4

Vanity and Greed: Deadly Beauty

EP 5

Psychic Fiend’s Network

A wealthy timber baron is rolled by a phony psychic for $15 million while her daughter pretends to be in love with him.

EP 6

The Bar Girls Trap

Beautiful women with looks that kill are controlled by Russian gangsters to seduce amorous men in nightclubs out of thei

EP 7

Sick Profits / Hollywood Swinging

In Brooklyn, a mother and son score $50 million in the Bay Medical Clinic scam that kicks back big bucks to patients; an

EP 8

Capturing The Fugitives

Criminals featured on the show are apprehended by law enforcement with the help of vigilant viewers.

EP 9

Six Feet Plunder

Doug Cassity sells fake prearranged funeral contracts, amounting to $500 million, with the help of sexy saleswomen.

EP 10

Hack Me If You Can / Goodfella Gone Bad

A 28-year-old hacker named Daniel Rigmaiden allegedly steals millions of dollars from the U.S. government; a wise-guy wa

EP 11

Sticky Fingers; Life in the Fraud Lane

A famous Texas fruitcake bakery's accountant conducts a check writing scam; a self-proclaimed financial wiz rips off inv

EP 12

Jamaican Lottery Scam

U.S. law enforcement teams up with Jamaican authorities to stop criminals using call centers in Jamaica to flood the U.S

EP 13

The Bad Neighbors

A neighborhood ice cream parlor in West Roxbury, Mass., lands the Palladino family in a major case of fraud.

EP 14

The Phantom Fraudster Of Broadway

The Broadway premiere of "Rebecca" implodes thanks to New York stockbroker Mark Hotton, who allegedly swindles millions

EP 15

Medical Gloves With Holes

A fraudster in California promises to build a medical glove factory in the U.S. and steals millions of dollars from inve

EP 16

Hack Me If You Can / Goodfella Gone Bad

A 28-year-old hacker named Daniel Rigmaiden allegedly steals millions of dollars from the U.S. government; a wise-guy wa

EP 17

Seattle Roasted / The Stealing Socialite

Darren Berg of Seattle scams several investors, procuring himself two yachts, a private jet and a lakeside mansion; New

EP 18

Diagnosis: Blood Money / Chicago Jailbreak

A Michigan doctor treats cancer-free patients with poisonous chemotherapy while taking millions in payment; two Chicago-

EP 19

Family Feud Fortune

A once $100 million publishing fortune creates tension between mother and son when he's accused of squandering millions

EP 20

Silk Road / Digital Drug Dealers

Federal agents seek to unmask the anonymous mastermind of the world's largest online and underground drug bazaar, despit

EP 1

Deadly Gold Digger

Sexy femme fatale Nanette Johnston Packard has a way of getting men to do what she wants. She even places a personal ad

EP 2

The Real 'War Dogs'

Miami party boys turned arms dealers bid on government contracts worth millions to fight the war on terror.

EP 3

Badge of Dishonor

Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz’s shooting death in the woods in Fox Lake, IL, sparks a massive manhunt to find his killers.

EP 4

Billionaires Boys Bust

Flashy former cop John Bravata is a corrupt real estate dealer who uses his company to steal $50 million from middle-cla

EP 5

Clean Teeth, Dirty Money/Comic Book Murder

A sex trafficking ring, comprised of violent pimps who exploit women, enlists a Chicago dentist to launder their money;

EP 6

Sticky Fingers; Life in the Fraud Lane

A famous Texas fruitcake bakery's accountant conducts a check writing scam; a self-proclaimed financial wiz rips off inv

EP 7

Making A Killing / Doctor Drug Dealer

Con man/motivational speaker Gary Shawkey needs cash for his wild scams and he’s not afraid to murder to get it. A do

EP 8

Rumeal Robinson

A former champion basketball player’s schemes land him in prison and his mother kicked out of her home.

EP 9

Recipe for Murder

A successful businesswoman is targeted by a serial grifter who poisons her for money.

EP 10

Junk In A Box; Been Caught Stealing

Cancer charities that raise millions but gives only three percent to patients and families; a family brings in millions

EP 11

From Peanuts to Sick Millions

A CEO knowingly ships peanut products tainted with salmonella, killing nine and sickening thousands.

EP 12

A Glamorous Showbiz Lie

A man convinces people that he is a movie producer and money management professional while collecting millions to promot

EP 13

Deadly Black Gold Riches

A man schemes to strike it rich in the North Dakota oil fields and he lets no one get in his way.

EP 14

Art Schlichter: All-American fraud

Former football star Art Schlichter cons friends and acquaintances to feed his gambling addiction

EP 15

Red Carpet Rip-Off

Musician Donald "Ski" Johnson uses his Jazz for Life foundation to make empty promises that leaves generous donors feeli

EP 16

Wine, Women and Fraud

A man steals millions from rich wine clients, and spends the money on fast cars and faster hookups, until he himself fal

EP 17

Neighborhood Inferno

Scammers blow up a house for insurance money, but end up engulfing dozens of homes in flames and killing a young couple.

EP 18

Fraud Collectors

Sports memorabilia titan Bill Mastro rigs his auctions to scam both those who buy from him and consign to him.

EP 19

Lesson In Greed/Soldier Scam

A school supply vendor steals millions from Detroit public schools by enlisting shady school officials; heartless crooks

EP 20

Top Gun Of Fraud

A man burns through $52 million from a trust he was hired to protect, buying helicopters, fighter jets, rocket launchers

EP 1

The Most Hated Man in America?

Businessman Martin Shkreli raises the price of a life-saving drug 5,000 percent, but it's his shady accounting and Inter

EP 2

Deadly Opioids, Dirty Doctors

Two doctors illegally prescribe opioids while destroying lives and pocketing millions.

EP 3

Murderous Plot Meets Reality TV

When a sexy Florida former escort plots to take her husband's money and his life, her lover tips off the police and her

EP 4

The Polka King Con

Polka band leader Jan Lewan rips off his adoring fans with false promises of sizable investment returns.

EP 5

Stolen Valor Scam

Idaho Guardsman Darryl Wright claims he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder from his service in Iraq, but his st

EP 6

Conn's Job

Superstar disability lawyer Eric C. Conn offers guaranteed client wins by cheating, scoring a massive Social Security fr

EP 7

Blood Relatives; End of Life Scam

A thieving shopaholic son murders his family to cash in on the family's wealth; a Chicago health facility owner uses an

EP 8

Dangerous Luxury

Vitaly Borker scores $18 million selling designer knock-off eyewear as genuine from his website in Brooklyn, N.Y.; when

EP 9

Billion Dollar Fraud Goes Viral

Carlos Wanzeler and James Merrill promise enormous returns on a "work from home" plot selling phone service, and entice

EP 10

Florida Rehab Gone Wild

Kenny Chatman runs a string of corrupt drug rehab facilities, stealing millions by keeping insured addicts hooked on dru

EP 11

Operation Crook, Line and Stinker

A crooked New York police officer cashes in as a high-tech burglary crew terrorizes homeowners and business owners.

EP 12

Artistic License to Steal

A wannabe art dealer sells fake works by American masters of Abstract Expressionism in an $80 million scam, fooling rich

EP 13

The Fake Housewife of Orange County

In sunny Laguna Beach, social climber Elizabeth Mulder finances her plastic surgery, Arabian horses, and ocean view real

EP 14

Online Dating Trap

Daylon Pierce is a ladies' man who claims to be a licensed stockbroker, wooing unsuspecting women through Internet datin

EP 15

An Ungodly Scammer

Self-proclaimed teen millionaire Ephren Taylor preaches his "safe" investments at church seminars and on the internet, f

EP 16

Just a Dollar and a Scheme; Lousy Landlord

An Iowa man rigs a $16.5 million lottery jackpot, triggering the biggest lottery scam in American history; notorious New

EP 17

Something's Fishy: The Codfather

Carlos Rafael makes millions as the owner of one of the largest commercial fishing businesses on the East Coast but his

EP 18

Scams on Film; God and Gold

Fraudster John Rogers builds one of the most impressive photo archives in the world until his partner rats him out; whil

EP 19

Baby-Faced Drug Lords

Florida teenagers cash in on the opioid crisis, then they expand their operation, jeopardizing their lives of sex, drugs

EP 20

From Bouncer to Millionaire Fraudster

Bars, strip clubs and nightlife venues shell out millions to an insurance company founded by a former bouncer; however,

EP 1

The College Admissions Scandal

College admissions coach Rick Singer accepts money from parents to have their kids admitted to elite colleges.

EP 2

The Fyre Festival

Disgraced Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland uses fraud to launch his brand and a luxury music festival in the Bahama

EP 3

Paul Manafort

From luxury properties to an ostrich coat, the hard charging political insider uses his influence to fuel a multimillion

EP 4

Prophets of Greed

Leaders of a polygamous religious sect demand “Perfect Obedience” from followers, luring them into welfare fraud.

EP 5

Black Market Dirty Gold

Three Miami salesmen with gold fever import billions of dollars’ worth of the precious metal from South America.

EP 6

The House Flipping Reality Star Fraudster

Trash-talking reality star Scott Menaged ("Property Wars") buys up hundreds of foreclosures in Phoenix, then his money l

EP 7

The Fake Prince's Royal Scam

An outlandish con artist poses as a Saudi royal to cheat investors out of millions, promising them access to Arabian oil

EP 8

Diagnosis: Temptress Health Scam

Entrepreneur Keisha Williams is really a high-rolling shopaholic with a taste for strip clubs and exotic travel; she tak

EP 9

The Fast and the Fraudulent

Payday loan scam mastermind, Scott Tucker, swindles millions of cash-strapped borrowers with his convenient online loan

EP 10

Painful Greed Turns Deadly

Healing turns harmful when pharmacist Barry Cadden chooses profits over safety while running a drug compounding center w

EP 11

Starstruck Studio Swindle

Carissa Carpenter is an aspiring movie mogul who plans to construct a major movie studio in Northern California. But the

EP 12

The Luxury Curse Scam

From penthouse apartments to a $10 million stadium luxury box, financial advisor Dawn Bennett orchestrates a $20-million

EP 13

Mike “the Situation” Sorrentino

Mike The Situation Sorrentino flaunts washboard abs and a party boy image, but when it comes to paying his taxes, he’d

EP 14

Fake Heiress Cons High Society

An artsy German heiress Anna Delvey makes a splash in Downtown New York's social scene, but she's really a Russian-born

EP 15

All-Star Sports Scam

Well-heeled financial advisor Peggy Ann Fulford builds a cache of all-star clients and a personal fortune by convincing

EP 16

Judgment of Terror

When a judge in Texas is shot four times, a tip leads investigators to Chimene Onyeri, an aspiring Houston rap artist fa

EP 1

The Trials of Michael Avenatti

Michael Avenatti makes a splash as the litigator representing porn star Stormy Daniels in her dispute with Donald Trump.

EP 2

Nightmare at NXIVM

Keith Raniere is a god-like figure in his mysterious organization NXIVM. Using his powers of persuasion along with class

EP 3

The Real Dr. Death

A delusional, debt-ridden, and allegedly drug-dabbling spine surgeon maims and even kills patients in one botched surger

EP 4

The Fall Of An Opioid Mogul

As the opioid epidemic destroys the lives of millions of Americans, billionaire drug mogul John Kapoor looks to cash in.

EP 5

A Family Vanishes

When all four members of the McStay family seemingly vanish into thin air, a yearslong quest for answers begins; a biker

EP 6

Social Media Scam Artists

Crowdfunded charities are supposed to raise funds for good causes, but some are actually scams.

EP 7

Inside El Chapo's Empire

Tells the story of the twins who helped land El Chapo in custody.Tells the story of the twins who helped land El Chapo i

EP 8

The "Con" In Congress

EP 9

Confessions of a Scam Artist

EP 10

The Imposter

EP 11

Burned by Greed

EP 12

A Father's Fraud

EP 1

The Life & Crimes of Joel Greenberg

Joel Greenberg is a privileged millennial from a rich Florida family who one day decides to run for Seminole County Tax

EP 2

Theranos CEO on Trial

Theranos, now back in the news with the blockbuster trial of founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes. Former employees,

EP 3

How WeWork Went Wild

Inside the rise and near-collapse of WeWork, the startup co-founded by its former CEO, Adam Neumann, who mesmerizes vent

EP 4

Boeing’s Deadly Design

Two new Boeing 737 Max jets fall out of the sky five months apart, killing 346 people; investigators home in on a softwa

EP 5

The Biggest Theft of All Time?

Jho Low is accused of being one of the biggest thieves the world has ever seen; authorities say he’s the mastermind of

EP 6

The Kingpin Next Door

The story of a suburban Eagle Scout turned Dark Web drug lord; Aaron Shamo launches a new type of American drug ring, re

EP 7

The Polygamist & The Bio Fuel Baron

CEO Jacob Kingston appears to be a rising star in Utah’s fledgling biofuel industry, until a member of a secretive pol

EP 8

Chasing Tesla

Serial entrepreneur Trevor Milton founds the electric vehicle company Nikola, which suggests it will be the next Tesla,

EP 9

COVID Cons

While an estimated $100 billion in COVID relief funds is stolen, this seasoned family of fraudsters easily grabs million

EP 10

The Accused Crypto Couple

In February 2022, the Justice Department announced charges against Heather Rhiannon Morgan and her husband Ilya Lichtens

EP 11

Financial Infidelity

Purported entrepreneur Antonio Mariot Wilson changes his name, pitch, and act to play a series of roles, and the inveter

EP 12

The Spy Who Conned Me

This installment discusses Garrison Courtney, who infiltrated Washington DC's intelligence circles. In doing so, he coll

EP 13

Million Dollar Prison Kickback

Chris Epps charms his way from prison guard to the top post of Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner. Once

EP 14

California Schemin’

In sunny San Diego, entrepreneur and real estate developer Gina Champion-Cain lures in investors with a glamorous image

EP 15

Streaming and Scheming

Zachary Horwitz has dreams of making it big in Hollywood; while his onscreen career never quite flourishes, Horwitz acts

EP 16

The Decline of a Dynasty

American Greed Murdaugh Saga, Part 1: Alex Murdaugh, a well-respected lawyer from a prominent family is accused of steal

EP 17

A Legacy of Fraud

American Greed Murdaugh Saga, Part 2: Alex Murdaugh, a well-respected lawyer from a prominent family is accused of steal

EP 18

The Busted Mogul

Lobsang Dargey escapes from Tibet, makes his way to the United States, marries into a sports superstar's family, and bui

EP 19

Follow the Juul Money

When an epidemic of teenage nicotine addiction breaks out across the country, some people ask whether Juul's founders ar

EP 20

VIP Schemers

Convicted fraudster and identity thief Tracii Show Hutsona is once again up on federal charges after a high-profile clie

EP 21

Preaching Pyramid Schemes

Marlon and LaShonda Moore are accused of exploiting vulnerable people during the pandemic and convincing thousands of th

EP 22

Drunk with Power

With his long white beard, ponytail and ubiquitous advertising, a former police officer who is now an attorney, James Mo

EP 23

Fame, Fortune & Fraud

Covers a film financier company's $68M scheme, involving bank fraud, wire fraud, and spanning eight (8) years.

EP 24

Lawyers, Lies, and a Housewife

Personal injury attorney Tom Girardi posits himself as a champion for the little guy, but jilted clients cry foul when t

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