American Greed

10,14

2007

7.9 / 10

Episodes

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 guard five...

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

"Nurse” Tracy Lynn Garner gives illegal silicone injections to enhance clients’ curves. When one patient dies, she’s charged with ...

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 their money an...

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; and a new st...

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 wannabe in w...

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 investors whi...

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. with lie...

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 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 investors....

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 wannabe in w...

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 York socia...

EP 18: Diagnosis: Blood Money / Chicago Jailbreak

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

EP 19: Family Feud Fortune

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

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, despite potentia...

Overview

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.

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Episodes >>

Ray Nagin - New Orleans Shakedown

Episode 1

Disgraced former mayor exploits the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina to pocket bribe...

The Surfer Slayer?

Episode 2

Jason Derek Brown looks like a wealthy mellow surfer dude, but he's allegedly a ...

A Mother's Costly Revenge

Episode 3

When fraudster Paul Kruse propositions his assistant's teenage daughter, the ang...

Vanity and Greed: Deadly Beauty

Episode 4

"Nurse” Tracy Lynn Garner gives illegal silicone injections to enhance clients’ ...

Psychic Fiend’s Network

Episode 5

A wealthy timber baron is rolled by a phony psychic for $15 million while her da...

The Bar Girls Trap

Episode 6

Beautiful women with looks that kill are controlled by Russian gangsters to sedu...

Sick Profits / Hollywood Swinging

Episode 7

In Brooklyn, a mother and son score $50 million in the Bay Medical Clinic scam t...

Capturing The Fugitives

Episode 8

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

Six Feet Plunder

Episode 9

Doug Cassity sells fake prearranged funeral contracts, amounting to $500 million...

Hack Me If You Can / Goodfella Gone Bad

Episode 10

A 28-year-old hacker named Daniel Rigmaiden allegedly steals millions of dollars...

Sticky Fingers; Life in the Fraud Lane

Episode 11

A famous Texas fruitcake bakery's accountant conducts a check writing scam; a se...

Jamaican Lottery Scam

Episode 12

U.S. law enforcement teams up with Jamaican authorities to stop criminals using ...

The Bad Neighbors

Episode 13

A neighborhood ice cream parlor in West Roxbury, Mass., lands the Palladino fami...

The Phantom Fraudster Of Broadway

Episode 14

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Medical Gloves With Holes

Episode 15

A fraudster in California promises to build a medical glove factory in the U.S. ...

Hack Me If You Can / Goodfella Gone Bad

Episode 16

A 28-year-old hacker named Daniel Rigmaiden allegedly steals millions of dollars...

Seattle Roasted / The Stealing Socialite

Episode 17

Darren Berg of Seattle scams several investors, procuring himself two yachts, a ...

Diagnosis: Blood Money / Chicago Jailbreak

Episode 18

A Michigan doctor treats cancer-free patients with poisonous chemotherapy while ...

Family Feud Fortune

Episode 19

A once $100 million publishing fortune creates tension between mother and son wh...

Silk Road / Digital Drug Dealers

Episode 20

Federal agents seek to unmask the anonymous mastermind of the world's largest on...