American Greed
TV-PG
8.4
2007
Crime
, Documentary
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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- Cast:
- Stacy Keach
Episode 16 : Judgment of Terror
March. 09,2020
When a judge in Texas is shot four times, a tip leads investigators to Chimene Onyeri, an aspiring Houston rap artist facing prison after his crooked plots are exposed.
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Episode 15 : All-Star Sports Scam
March. 02,2020
Well-heeled financial advisor Peggy Ann Fulford builds a cache of all-star clients and a personal fortune by convincing A-list players like Dennis Rodman that she’s in their corner.
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Episode 14 : Fake Heiress Cons High Society
February. 24,2020
An artsy German heiress Anna Delvey makes a splash in Downtown New York's social scene, but she's really a Russian-born con artist who's trying to swindle $23 million from banks while dodging unpaid bills.
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Episode 13 : Mike “the Situation” Sorrentino
February. 17,2020
Mike The Situation Sorrentino flaunts washboard abs and a party boy image, but when it comes to paying his taxes, he’d rather play than pay.
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Episode 12 : The Luxury Curse Scam
February. 10,2020
From penthouse apartments to a $10 million stadium luxury box, financial advisor Dawn Bennett orchestrates a $20-million-scheme and conjures spells to silence investigators.
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Episode 11 : Starstruck Studio Swindle
February. 03,2020
Carissa Carpenter is an aspiring movie mogul who plans to construct a major movie studio in Northern California. But the feds say that investors end up bankrolling her big-budget lifestyle.
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Episode 10 : Painful Greed Turns Deadly
January. 27,2020
Healing turns harmful when pharmacist Barry Cadden chooses profits over safety while running a drug compounding center where mold and bacteria thrive.
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Episode 9 : The Fast and the Fraudulent
January. 20,2020
Payday loan scam mastermind, Scott Tucker, swindles millions of cash-strapped borrowers with his convenient online loan business and uses the profits to fuel his race car team dreams.
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Episode 8 : Diagnosis: Temptress Health Scam
January. 13,2020
Entrepreneur Keisha Williams is really a high-rolling shopaholic with a taste for strip clubs and exotic travel; she takes investors for millions of dollars with a can't miss bid to secure a medical money-making technology that never materializes.
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Episode 7 : The Fake Prince's Royal Scam
January. 06,2020
An outlandish con artist poses as a Saudi royal to cheat investors out of millions, promising them access to Arabian oil stock.
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Episode 6 : The House Flipping Reality Star Fraudster
September. 16,2019
Trash-talking reality star Scott Menaged ("Property Wars") buys up hundreds of foreclosures in Phoenix, then his money lender discovers that Menaged is a fraud, and the consequences are deadly.
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Episode 5 : Black Market Dirty Gold
September. 09,2019
Three Miami salesmen with gold fever import billions of dollars’ worth of the precious metal from South America.
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Episode 4 : Prophets of Greed
September. 02,2019
Leaders of a polygamous religious sect demand “Perfect Obedience” from followers, luring them into welfare fraud.
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Episode 3 : Paul Manafort
August. 26,2019
From luxury properties to an ostrich coat, the hard charging political insider uses his influence to fuel a multimillion-dollar mortgage and tax fraud.
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Episode 2 : The Fyre Festival
August. 19,2019
Disgraced Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland uses fraud to launch his brand and a luxury music festival in the Bahamas.
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Episode 1 : The College Admissions Scandal
August. 12,2019
College admissions coach Rick Singer accepts money from parents to have their kids admitted to elite colleges.
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