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American Greed Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2008 - 2008
Episode 1
The Martin Frankel Case
Wed, Jan 30, 2008 60 mins
Martin Frankel swindled investors out of $200 million. A story is told of money laundering, prostitution, bizarre sex, and drug abuse.
Episode 2
When Greed and Giving Collide; Confessions of a Con Man
Wed, Feb 6, 2008 60 mins
A report on John Bennett, whose New Era Philanthropy scammed investors out of millions of dollars; and a segment on Eric Stein, who ran an investment scam in Nevada.
Episode 3
Unsolved: $300 Million Art Heist; Preying on Faith
Wed, Feb 13, 2008 60 mins
The 1990 robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is recalled; and a report on Abraham Kennard, a preacher who scammed churches with promises of loans after fees were paid to him.
Episode 4
Stealing $$$ From Scientologists; The Art of Fraud
Wed, Feb 20, 2008 60 mins
The case of Reed Slatkin, who orchestrated a ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of almost $600 million. Also: the story of Vilas Likhite, an art dealer-con artist who passed off paintings as works by famous artists.
Episode 5
Deadly RX For Greed
Wed, Feb 27, 2008 60 mins
The story of Kansas City pharmacist Robert Courtney, who pleaded guilty in 2002 to diluting presciption drugs for cancer (and other)patients over a nine-year period in order to increase his profits, is related.
Episode 6
Inside the WorldCom Scam; DHS: Department of Hollywood Scams
Wed, Mar 5, 2008 60 mins
The story of WorldCom, the communications company that used accounting tricks to cover falling profits. CEO Bernard Ebbers was eventually sentenced to 25 years for securities fraud, among other charges; CFO Scott Sullivan, who cooperated with authorities, was sentenced to five years. Also: the case of Hollywood producer Joseph Medawar, who baited some 70 people into investing in a phony TV series about the Homeland Security Department.
Episode 7
Fraud in Cyberspace
Wed, Mar 12, 2008 60 mins
The story of Barton Watson, founder of CyberNet, which used bogus financial statements and other deceptions to defraud banks and finance companies of some $100 million. When the house of cards collapsed, Watson---who had served time for fraud in the 1980s---committed suicide. His wife, Krista Kotlarz-Watson, in whose name the company was listed, and other CyberNet executives eventually went to jail.
Episode 8
Party's Over: Tyco's Kozlowski
Wed, Mar 19, 2008 60 mins
The story of former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski, who was convicted in 2002 of the falsification of business records, conspiracy and grand larceny. Included: an interview with Kozlowski.
Episode 9
Robbing Hollywood's A-List; Soaking the Rich at Auction
Sun, Apr 6, 2008 60 mins
The story of Dana Giacchetto, a money manager to celebrities who pleaded guilty in 2000 to investment fraud and was sentenced to 57 months in prison. Also: a six-year price-fixing scheme between Christie's and Sotheby's auction houses during the 1990s is detailed.
Episode 10
Driven by Greed; Conned in the Caribbean
Wed, Mar 26, 2008 60 mins
An L.A. duo who scammed people with promises of late-model cars at low costs; a scam artist who set up a bank in Grenada that promised huge returns on investments.
