American Greed

2,6

2007

7.9 / 10

Episodes

EP 1: The Martin Frankel Case

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

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 of dollar...

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. Paintings by Rem...

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 million! The ris...

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 life-saving d...

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, stands accused...

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, the former...

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 investors...

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, his star-...

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 Martin Frankel Case

Episode 1

Financier Martin Frankel, a con-man who vanished with $200 million dollars! A st...

When Greed and Giving Collide / Confessions of a Con Man

Episode 2

When Greed and Giving Collide A major charity scam...John Bennett's "Foundation ...

Unsolved: $300 Million Art Heist / Preying on Faith

Episode 3

Unsolved: $300 Million Art Heist A dark night. A clever plan. $300 million in ar...

Stealing $$$ From Scientologists / The Art of Fraud

Episode 4

Stealing $$$ From Scientologists A religious man leads a deceptive life and scam...

Deadly RX For Greed

Episode 5

Patients are at risk. A respected pharmacist is on the take. Robert Courtney mix...

Inside the WorldCom Scam / DHS: Department of Hollywood Scams

Episode 6

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The Rise and Fall of Cybernet

Episode 7

A conman. Some say an "evil genius." The once- chairman of Cybernet, a wildly su...

Party's Over - Tyco's Kozlowski

Episode 8

Dennis Kozlowski, once described as "The Most Aggressive CEO in America," now si...

Driven By Greed / Conned in the Caribbean

Episode 9

It's called the "Miracle Car Club." Starting with members of their own church an...

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

Episode 10

Robbing Hollywood's A-List Dana Giacchetto advises Hollywood's hottest stars... ...