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American Greed Season 14 Episodes
Season 14 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 2021 - 0
Episode 1
The Trials Of Michael Avenatti
Mon, Jan 18, 2021 60 mins
Chronicling the rise and fall of the litigator who burst onto the scene in 2018, representing porn star Stormy Daniels in her dispute with President Donald Trump. What Avenatti's fans at the time don't know is that he has legal troubles of his own brewing with allegations of crimes ranging from fraud to tax evasion. Still, he continued to dominate the airwaves and build support on social media until a brazen scheme to extort sportswear giant Nike brings his publicity tour to an abrupt end.
Episode 2
Nightmare At Nxivm
Mon, Jan 25, 2021 60 mins
Keith Raniere is a god-like figure to members of his mysterious organization, NXIVM. Using his powers of persuasion along with classic multilevel marketing techniques, he amasses thousands of followers—many of them rich and famous—and hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions. But what many in the group don't know is that for Raniere, NXIVM is essentially a front for sex trafficking and horrific abuse.
Episode 3
The Real Dr. Death
Mon, Feb 1, 2021 60 mins
A delusional, debt-ridden and allegedly drug-dabbling spine surgeon maims and even kills patients in one botched surgery after another. It falls to two colleagues to step in where others won't and bring him down.
Episode 4
The Fall Of An Opioid Mogul
Mon, Feb 8, 2021 60 mins
As the opioid epidemic destroys the lives of millions of Americans, drug mogul John Kapoor looks to cash in. His company, Insys, has its own brand of potentially deadly fentanyl – and he concocts a conspiracy to bribe doctors and lie to insurers in an effort to sell as much as possible. Ultimately, his crime earns him the distinction of being the first Big Pharma exec to land in the slammer.
Episode 5
A Family Vanishes
Mon, Feb 15, 2021 60 mins
A years-long quest for answers begins when all four members of the McStay family seemingly vanish into thin air, here one day, gone the next. Then a biker in the Mojave Desert finds their bodies in shallow graves, and a close friend of the family falls under suspicion.
Episode 6
Social Media Scam Artists
Mon, Feb 22, 2021 60 mins
Social media scammers prey on the kindness of strangers, using tragic or heart-warming stories to hook their victims, then empty their wallets.
Episode 7
Inside El Chapo's Empire
Mon, Jun 7, 2021 60 mins
Spotlighting "El Chapo," a.k.a. Joaquin Guzmán Loera, billionaire drug lord and for years the world's most wanted man. But few are familiar with the betrayal that helped land him in American custody. The Flores twins, Chicago-born drug dealers, earned the trust of the boss of the Sinaloa cartel, then helped the Feds put him away for life.
Episode 8
The "con" In Congress
Mon, Jun 14, 2021 60 mins
California Congressman Duncan Hunter and his wife Margaret look like the perfect political couple. But instead of serving the public, these partners in life become partners in crime, conspiring to help themselves to hundreds of thousands in campaign dollars. The Congressman also secretly helps himself to multiple mistresses. When prosecutors indict both the Hunters after years of illegal spending, Duncan promptly shifts the blame to his loyal wife.
Episode 9
Confessions Of A Scam Artist
Mon, Jun 21, 2021 60 mins
T.R. Wright shares his story.
Episode 10
Burned By Greed
Mon, Jul 5, 2021 60 mins
How does multibillion-dollar company Pacific Gas & Electric come to repeatedly kill its customers. By putting profits over safety, critics allege. Interviews with victims, investigators and a longtime employee-turned-whistleblower shed light on how the corporate policies of California's largest utility help lead to explosions and wildfires that claim the lives of more than 100 people.
Episode 11
A Father's Fraud
Mon, Jul 12, 2021 60 mins
Karl Karlsen's family share their story about a hardworking man with a dark secret.