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8 Episodes 2008 - 2008
Episode 1
Sun, Feb 8, 200943 mins
This installment discusses Martin Frankel. Martin R. "Marty" Frankel (born 1954) is an American financial criminal who conducted a series of investment frauds in the late 20th century, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. He was caught in 1999, and in 2004 was convicted and sentenced to 200 months in prison based on over $200 million in proven losses to insurance companies which he bought, and then proceeded to loot their actuarial reserves. His prison sentence was reaffirmed in 2006.
Episode 3
Wed, Feb 13, 200844 mins
This "American Greed" follows the twists and turns of a famous unsolved art heist at Boston's Gardner Museum where thieves stole art valued at $300 million in less than 90 minutes.
Episode 4
Wed, Feb 27, 200844 mins
See how Robert Courtney mixes a prescription of greed... diluting life-saving drugs and the hopes of cancer patients.
Episode 5
Wed, Mar 5, 200844 mins
American Greed investigates one of the most notorious cases of corporate fraud in US history: the rise and fraud of WorldCom.
Episode 6
Thu, Mar 12, 202644 mins
The fabulously wealthy owner of an Internet startup company keeps a firm that is drowning in debt afloat by piling loans on top of loans and using counterfeit servers with blinking lights to convince bank officers his company is filling big orders.
Episode 7
Wed, Mar 19, 200844 mins
Meet Dennis Kozlowski, the former CEO of TYCO and the man behind the biggest case of white collar theft in U.S. history.
Episode 8
Wed, Feb 6, 200844 mins
A Scientology minister leaves the church for a more lucrative career in the stock market and scams investors out of more than $500 million. Then, American Greed goes behind the scenes of a sting operation to examine the mysterious world of art fraud.
Episode 15
Wed, Mar 26, 200844 mins
American Greed takes you inside the "Miracle Car Club," where two young men take investors for a ride to the tune of more than $21 million. And then, it sounds too good to be true. An offshore bank promises astronomical returns to investors...100% guaranteed. See how investors lost $170 million.