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13 Episodes 2012 - 2013
Episode 1
Wed, Aug 1, 201243 mins
John and Julieanne Dimitrion convince distressed homeowners to relinquish their homes under the premise of improving their financial position, but the couple uses the money to fund their lavish lifestyle while families lose their homes. And Spiro Germenis is wanted for allegedly scamming more than 25 victims in a massive investment fraud scheme where many lose their entire life savings.
Episode 2
Wed, Aug 1, 201244 mins
Eric Bartoli founded Cyprus Funds, which raised approximately $65 million from an estimated 1,000 investors across the U.S. and Latin America. But law enforcement alleges that the money was used to fund his lavish lifestyle. An investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation results in an indictment, but Bartoli is nowhere to be found.
Episode 3
Wed, Aug 1, 201244 mins
Contractor Craig Oliver promises to turn their houses into dream homes. But once he pockets hefty down payments, he leaves homes and lives in disarray, showing no sympathy even to a homeowner dying of cancer. Roland Okuomose seems like your average small business owner, running a currency exchange in Canada. But his real business is an international lottery scam, preying on unsuspecting victims.
Episode 4
Wed, Aug 22, 201244 mins
In Lexington, KY, Jim Hammes plays his role as the hard-working family man perfectly. But he is accused of pocketing millions from his employers. Now Jim Hammes is missing, and the question is...what other secrets does he keep? Joe McCool was a man with big promises...and plans for other people's life savings. He is accused of targeting retirees, and when the money runs out, McCool slips out of town.
Episode 5
Wed, Aug 29, 201243 mins
John and Julieanne Dimitrion give new meaning to the phrase "conspicuous consumption". Their company promised help for homeowners facing foreclosure, but they had just one thing in mind: taking their homes. Money Manager Spiro Germenis has charm galore, and his investment fund appeared to work miracles with market-beating returns. But the FBI says this charmer ripped off scores of investors.
Episode 6
Wed, Sep 5, 201244 mins
Farhad "Fred" Monem takes bribes and receives all-expenses paid luxury trips while working for the State of Oregon. And Harold Rangel and his father run a scheme that rakes in more than $35 million, leaving many middle-class families homeless.
Episode 7
Wed, Sep 12, 201244 mins
Street criminals turn to white-collar crime...a young woman teams up with her gangster boyfriend and orchestrates a nationwide credit card scheme. When the law closes in, the alleged mastermind hits the road. During the heady, get-rich-quick days of the dot-com boom, an online video startup has a famous pitchman who exudes trust. But the website is a sham, bilking investors of millions.
Episode 8
Thu, Oct 3, 2013
Victor and Natalia Wolf live like Russian rock stars in Miami. They throw lavish parties on yachts, and drive a $325,000 Maybach. But the good times are financed in part by a multi-million dollar real estate fraud.
Episode 9
Thu, Oct 10, 2013
A computer nerd and his unemployed buddy pull off a $350 million dollar bank fraud by impersonating executives at Philip Morris. And Ramon Fonseca is a fugitive who allegedly participated in a scheme to loot the U.S. government of $100 million dollars. U.S. Marshals and a dogged bounty hunter are on his trail.
Episode 10
Thu, Oct 17, 2013
Aubrey Lee Price is a financial advisor who sponsors missionary work in Central and South America. But his real mission is wasting away forty-million dollars of his investors' money. He leaves a trail of clues for authorities to believe he met his end in a watery grave, but was his suicide story just a ruse to keep them off his trail?
Episode 11
Thu, Nov 7, 2013
Hackers in Eastern Europe enlist the help of students in New York to pull off a huge cyber-crime heist. And an alleged chameleon conman goes by many names, but cops say his M.O.stays the same - take the money and run.
Episode 12
Thu, Nov 14, 2013
High-flying concert promoter Jack Utsick crashes back to earth when the SEC accuses him of running a $300 million dollar investment fraud. And 29-year- old David Kaup is a serial predator running three separate loan scams, ripping off millions from victims around the country. Now he's on the run and some suspect he's hiding in plain sight.
Episode 13
Thu, Nov 21, 2013
Michael Mastro has a sterling reputation as a financier and real estate developer until he ends up in bankruptcy court. The fugitive skips town and more than 100 million in debt owed to unsecured "Friends and Family" investors. And Tomo Razmilovic is a fugitive and an accused leader in accounting frauds that inflate company financials and his pockets while holding the position of CEO and President of Symbol Technologies.