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American Greed : Season 12
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Air date: 26 Feb '18 - 20 episodesAmerican Greed, also called American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels, And Suckers and American Greed: Scams, Schemes, And Broken Dreams, is a weekly American "true crime" television documentary series aired on CNBC. The program is narrated by Stacy Keach Jr. and produced by Kurtis Productions. The program focuses on the stories behind some of the biggest corporate and white collar crimes in recent U.S. history; examples include WorldCom, HealthSouth and Tyco International. In addition, stories about common financial crimes that affect scores of everyday citizens are also featured. Other topics have included the story behind Nevada's infamous Mustang Ranch, and rise-and-fall pieces on such highly successful, high-profile businesspeople as boy band impresario Lou Pearlman and Mark Dreier. The series has also produced specials on subjects like Bernie Madoff's life behind bars, and how organized crime groups earn money. In season four, the show covered stories including high-profile cases such as...
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List of Episodes (20)
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American Greed (2007)
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1. The Most Hated Man in America?
26 Feb '18Businessman Martin Shkreli raises the price of a life-saving drug 5,000 percent, but it's his shady accounting and Internet trolling that lands the "Pharma Bro" in hot water.
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2. Deadly Opioids, Dirty Doctors
05 Mar '18Two doctors illegally prescribe opioids while destroying lives and pocketing millions.
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3. Murderous Plot Meets Reality TV
12 Mar '18When a sexy Florida former escort plots to take her husband's money and his life, her lover tips off the police and her deadly plan gets caught on tape.
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4. The Polka King Con
19 Mar '18Polka band leader Jan Lewan rips off his adoring fans with false promises of sizable investment returns.
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5. Stolen Valor Scam
26 Mar '18Idaho Guardsman Darryl Wright claims he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder from his service in Iraq, but his story is an elaborate scam that allows him to live large without working and to steal resources from veterans who truly need help.
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6. Conn's Job
02 Apr '18Superstar disability lawyer Eric C. Conn offers guaranteed client wins by cheating, scoring a massive Social Security fraud, then vanishes.
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7. Blood Relatives; End of Life Scam
09 Apr '18A thieving shopaholic son murders his family to cash in on the family's wealth; a Chicago health facility owner uses an inflated billing scheme in a $20 million rip off.
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8. Dangerous Luxury
16 Apr '18Vitaly Borker scores $18 million selling designer knock-off eyewear as genuine from his website in Brooklyn, N.Y.; when customers complain, they are threatened with violence, even murder.
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9. Billion Dollar Fraud Goes Viral
25 Jun '18Carlos Wanzeler and James Merrill promise enormous returns on a "work from home" plot selling phone service, and entice nearly one million people in a $1.7 billion Internet scam.
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10. Florida Rehab Gone Wild
02 Jul '18Kenny Chatman runs a string of corrupt drug rehab facilities, stealing millions by keeping insured addicts hooked on drugs.
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11. Operation Crook, Line and Stinker
13 Aug '18A crooked New York police officer cashes in as a high-tech burglary crew terrorizes homeowners and business owners.
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12. Artistic License to Steal
20 Aug '18A wannabe art dealer sells fake works by American masters of Abstract Expressionism in an $80 million scam, fooling rich collectors and pocketing millions
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13. The Fake Housewife of Orange County
27 Aug '18In sunny Laguna Beach, social climber Elizabeth Mulder finances her plastic surgery, Arabian horses, and ocean view real estate worth millions by swindling her best friends.
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14. Online Dating Trap
03 Sep '18Daylon Pierce is a ladies' man who claims to be a licensed stockbroker, wooing unsuspecting women through Internet dating sites. But when they hand over millions of dollars to this "investment expert," he robs them blind, parties his way through their money and breaks their hearts.
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15. An Ungodly Scammer
10 Sep '18Self-proclaimed teen millionaire Ephren Taylor preaches his "safe" investments at church seminars and on the internet, fleecing victims out of millions and pumping cash into flashy living and his wife's hip-hop career.
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16. Just a Dollar and a Scheme; Lousy Landlord
17 Sep '18An Iowa man rigs a $16.5 million lottery jackpot, triggering the biggest lottery scam in American history; notorious New York City landlord Steven Croman finds a new home in jail.
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17. Something's Fishy: The Codfather
24 Sep '18Carlos Rafael makes millions as the owner of one of the largest commercial fishing businesses on the East Coast but his big mouth gets him hooked in an undercover IRS sting with agents posing as Russian mobsters.
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18. Scams on Film; God and Gold
01 Oct '18Fraudster John Rogers builds one of the most impressive photo archives in the world until his partner rats him out; while Larry Bates preaches about salvation through precious metals, his clients wind up investing in "fool's gold."
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19. Baby-Faced Drug Lords
08 Oct '18Florida teenagers cash in on the opioid crisis, then they expand their operation, jeopardizing their lives of sex, drugs and money.
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20. From Bouncer to Millionaire Fraudster
15 Oct '18Bars, strip clubs and nightlife venues shell out millions to an insurance company founded by a former bouncer; however, federal agents say the company isn't what it appears to be, and they make stunning discoveries, including a $25,000 sniper rifle.
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