American Greed

12,1

2007

7.9 / 10

Episodes

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 deadly pla...

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 story is an ...

EP 6: Conn's Job

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

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 inflated b...

EP 8: Dangerous Luxury

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

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 nearly one...

EP 10: Florida Rehab Gone Wild

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

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 collector...

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 estate wo...

EP 14: Online Dating Trap

Daylon Pierce is a ladies' man who claims to be a licensed stockbroker, wooing unsuspecting women through Internet dating sites. B...

EP 15: An Ungodly Scammer

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

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 York City...

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 big mouth ...

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; while Larry Ba...

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 and money...

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, federal ag...

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 >>

The Most Hated Man in America?

Episode 1

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Deadly Opioids, Dirty Doctors

Episode 2

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

Murderous Plot Meets Reality TV

Episode 3

When a sexy Florida former escort plots to take her husband's money and his life...

The Polka King Con

Episode 4

Polka band leader Jan Lewan rips off his adoring fans with false promises of siz...

Stolen Valor Scam

Episode 5

Idaho Guardsman Darryl Wright claims he suffers from post-traumatic stress disor...

Conn's Job

Episode 6

Superstar disability lawyer Eric C. Conn offers guaranteed client wins by cheati...

Blood Relatives; End of Life Scam

Episode 7

A thieving shopaholic son murders his family to cash in on the family's wealth; ...

Dangerous Luxury

Episode 8

Vitaly Borker scores $18 million selling designer knock-off eyewear as genuine f...

Billion Dollar Fraud Goes Viral

Episode 9

Carlos Wanzeler and James Merrill promise enormous returns on a "work from home"...

Florida Rehab Gone Wild

Episode 10

Kenny Chatman runs a string of corrupt drug rehab facilities, stealing millions ...

Operation Crook, Line and Stinker

Episode 11

A crooked New York police officer cashes in as a high-tech burglary crew terrori...

Artistic License to Steal

Episode 12

A wannabe art dealer sells fake works by American masters of Abstract Expression...

The Fake Housewife of Orange County

Episode 13

In sunny Laguna Beach, social climber Elizabeth Mulder finances her plastic surg...

Online Dating Trap

Episode 14

Daylon Pierce is a ladies' man who claims to be a licensed stockbroker, wooing u...

An Ungodly Scammer

Episode 15

Self-proclaimed teen millionaire Ephren Taylor preaches his "safe" investments a...

Just a Dollar and a Scheme; Lousy Landlord

Episode 16

An Iowa man rigs a $16.5 million lottery jackpot, triggering the biggest lottery...

Something's Fishy: The Codfather

Episode 17

Carlos Rafael makes millions as the owner of one of the largest commercial fishi...

Scams on Film; God and Gold

Episode 18

Fraudster John Rogers builds one of the most impressive photo archives in the wo...

Baby-Faced Drug Lords

Episode 19

Florida teenagers cash in on the opioid crisis, then they expand their operation...

From Bouncer to Millionaire Fraudster

Episode 20

Bars, strip clubs and nightlife venues shell out millions to an insurance compan...