American Greed

6,16

2007

7.9 / 10

Episodes

EP 1: Celebrity Scam Artist

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

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 fleecing desperat...

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 stories of gi...

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 … for a hefty pr...

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 fund, billions in...

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 Dali. A rare P...

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 million in h...

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 employees plead...

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 resulted in l...

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 cocaine dealing ...

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 millions....

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 Greed take...

EP 15: Financial Home Invasion

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

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 world on pri...

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 >>

Celebrity Scam Artist

Episode 1

Kenneth Ira Starr is a money manager. He courts celebrity clients…Sylvester Stal...

Master of Deadly Deceit

Episode 2

Carlos Perez-Olivo is a successful lawyer with a silver tongue and solid gold ta...

Major League Fraud

Episode 3

Nevin Shapiro is the conman at the center of a college football scandal. He kick...

Baby Broker Scam

Episode 4

Kevin Cohen is an attorney who says he can make dreams come true for couples wan...

Tom Petters Generous With Other Peoples Money

Episode 5

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

The Insider

Episode 6

It’s one of the biggest cases of insider trading in history. Raj Rajaratnam had ...

Fine Art: Portrait of a Fraud

Episode 7

A televised art auction appears to showcase masterpieces. It’s billed as your ch...

Loan Scam Money For Nothing

Episode 8

A sting operation brings down a Denver businessman; a charismatic con man uses t...

William Erpenbeck Real Estate Home Wrecker

Episode 9

The collapse of Erpenbeck wreaks financial havoc for area home buyers, subcontra...

Nicholas Cosmo All Interest No Return

Episode 10

Nicholas Cosmo pleads guilty to federal mail fraud and wire fraud in 2009 for hi...

Michael Lock Pimp Preachers Profiteer

Episode 11

Michael Lock was a man driven by ambition. He was a Milwaukee crime boss with a ...

The Tran Organization Blackjack Cheaters

Episode 12

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

The Mormon Madoff

Episode 13

Shawn Merriman was a bishop in the Mormon Church, a family man and the head of a...

Crash for Cash

Episode 14

In the city of brotherly love, car wrecks piled up and auto insurance policies w...

Financial Home Invasion

Episode 15

Lee Farkas was a mortgage mogul, a millionaire and chairman of Taylor, Bean & Wh...

The Jersey Score

Episode 16

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Allen Stanford: The Dark Knight

Episode 17

Sir Allen Stanford was once one of the richest men in America. He lived and love...