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22 Episodes 2015 - 2016
Episode 1
Thu, Mar 31, 201642 mins
Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin exploits the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina by accepting bribes and corrupting the rebuilding efforts in the Big Easy. Nagin is accused of bilking the devastated city out of an estimated $500,000, taking expensive trips in private jets for him and his family, and orchestrating an exclusive granite contract for his son's company. He is convicted and is serving 10 years in federal prison.
Episode 2
Thu, Jul 14, 201642 mins
Jason Derek Brown looks like a wealthy mellow surfer dude, but he's allegedly a stone-cold killer who shoots a security guard five times in the head to steal $56,000 in cash. Authorities say Brown robs an armored car guard to fuel his corrupt playboy lifestyle. This serial con artist leads the FBI on a heart-pumping chase over several western states, and lands on the FBI's Most Wanted list.
Episode 3
Thu, Apr 21, 201642 mins
When financial fraudster Paul Kruse propositions his assistant's teenage daughter, this angry mom gets revenge and him behind bars. But will this whistle blower survive Kruse's sinister murder-for-hire plot?
Episode 4
Thu, May 19, 201642 mins
"Nurse" Tracey Lynn Garner gives illegal silicone injections to enhance clients' curves. When one patient dies, she's charged with murder facing life in prison. And, four people become paralyzed after receiving knockoff Botox Cosmetic injections to treat wrinkles. The poisonous potion is sold as a cheaper alternative to pump up profits.
Episode 5
Fri, Oct 16, 201542 mins
An Indianapolis attorney diverts settlement money that is supposed to go to his clients into a lavish lifestyle filled with fancy cars and houses. A Kentucky oil scam falls apart.
Episode 6
Thu, May 19, 201642 mins
For many men, it seems like a fun time on Miami's South Beach, and the beautiful girls they meet seem like the perfect companions for a night of partying. Little do they know, these Russian and Latvian beauties are trained pros brought to the US to help identify rich-looking men and take them for tens of thousands of dollars in a few short hours.
Episode 7
Thu, May 26, 201642 mins
In Brooklyn, a mother and son score $50 million in the Bay Medical Clinic scam that kicks back big bucks to patients. And, a new studio called Gigapix collects millions from would-be movie producers, but the only story they tell is a $21 million fraud.
Episode 10
Thu, Jun 30, 201642 mins
Luxury car salesman and reality TV star Bobby Khan is accused of pocketing car loans and selling cars that aren't his. And Paul Ceglia, who once hired Mark Zuckerberg, claims to own half of Facebook and says he has the contract to prove it. But is it legitimate?
Episode 11
Thu, Jul 7, 201642 mins
This installment discusses the crimes of twin brothers Chris George and Jeff George. Christopher Paul George (born November 11, 1980) together with his twin brother Jeffrey Frank George and other parties involved, ran several pill mills in Florida which contributed to the opioid epidemic in the USA. Chris George was sentenced to 17.5 years imprisonment in 2012 for these and other crimes. The media called him the "Pill Mill Kingpin" because he was the owner of the largest network of such pain clinics in Florida between February 2008 and March 2010.
Episode 13
Thu, Aug 4, 2016
A neighborhood ice cream parlor in West Roxbury, Mass., lands the Palladino family in fraud.
Episode 15
Wed, Aug 17, 201642 mins
A California fraudster scams investors, stealing millions and falsely promising to build a factory in the USA to make medical gloves that will provide high-paying jobs.
Episode 16
Thu, Aug 25, 2016
A hacker steals millions from the IRS over a four-year period before one of his buddies tips off the officials; a small-time mobster joins the federal witness protection program and then builds a huge mortgage fraud scheme from his new location.
Episode 18
Thu, Sep 15, 201642 mins
A doctor bilks the government by treating healthy "cancer" patients/"The Second Hand Bandit" and his cellmate plan a daring escape from Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center.
Episode 19
Thu, Sep 22, 201642 mins
A once $100 million publishing fortune pits mother against son when he's accused of squandering millions on sex, diamonds, and fraud. Michael Scripps is adamant his mother knew he was taking money. Michael Scripps was sentenced to nine years in federal prison.
Episode 20
Thu, Sep 29, 201642 mins
Hacker Ross Ulbricht, aka Dread Pirate Roberts, runs the underground drug bazaar Silk Road. In 2013, Silk Road is shut down, and Ulbricht is charged with narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and even solicitation of murder. He is sentenced to life in prison.
Episode 111
Wed, Mar 30, 2016
Ex New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin exploits the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina by accepting bribes and corrupting the rebuilding efforts in the Big Easy. Nagin is accused of bilking the devastated city out of an estimated $500,000, taking expensive trips in private jets for him and his family, and orchestrating an exclusive granite contract.
Episode 114
Fri, Apr 29, 2016
"Nurse" Tracey Lynn Garner gives illegal silicone injections to enhance clients' curves. When one patient dies, she's charged with murder facing life in prison. And, four people become paralyzed after receiving knockoff Botox Cosmetic injections to treat wrinkles. The poisonous potion is sold as a cheaper alternative to pump up profits.
Episode 115
Thu, May 12, 201642 mins
Ralph Raines, Jr., the heir to an Oregon timber fortune, wanders into a psychic shop one day and meets a woman works her way into Raines' bank accounts and engineers the perfect Sweetheart Swindle with her family members as a supporting cast.
Episode 118
Thu, Jun 9, 2016
David Kaup, Aubrey Lee Price, Neisha Jackson, Jack Utsick, and James Hammes appeared on "American Greed: The Fugitives," and afterwards, many people thought that they would never be seen again. But these five fugitives have been CAUGHT.
Episode 119
Thu, Jun 9, 2016
Using sexy saleswomen Doug Cassity sells bogus prearranged funeral contracts to the tune of $500 million and lives it up.
Episode 124
Sun, Aug 7, 201642 mins
New York stockbroker Mark Hotton steals millions from investors and causes the Broadway revival of "Rebecca" to implode.
Episode 127
Wed, Sep 7, 201642 mins
With two yachts, his own private jet, and lakeside mega-mansion, Darren Berg scams some of Seattle's savviest investors. And, New York socialite Dina Wein Reis bilks companies out of millions in a grey market selling scheme.