Stacy Keach
Self - Narrator (voice)
American Greed (2007)
Season 10
A dissection of the dark side of the American Dream, a survey of how far some people go to become rich, no matter the cost to themselves and those around them. Real-life cases are reviewed and involve such criminal activity as credit card scams, identity theft, counterfeiting and Ponzi schemes.
Released June 21, 2007
Episode 43 min
14+
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Keywords: imdb.greed, imdb.ponzi-scheme, imdb.white-collar-crime, imdb.financial-fraud, imdb.investment-fraud, imdb.financial-exploitation, imdb.wall-street + 9 more, imdb.embezzlement, imdb.wire-fraud, imdb.mail-fraud, imdb.scam, imdb.hedge-fund, imdb.boiler-room, imdb.money-laundering, imdb.insider-trading, imdb.episodic
Watch Providers: Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Spectrum On Demand
Production Companies: Kurtis Productions
Network: CNBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S10E1 - Ray Nagin - New Orleans Shakedown
Disgraced former mayor exploits the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina to pocket bribes and live large.
March 31, 2016, midnight
S10E2 - The Surfer Slayer?
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.
April 7, 2016, midnight
S10E3 - A Mother's Costly Revenge
When fraudster Paul Kruse propositions his assistant's teenage daughter, the angry mom gets him behind bars
April 14, 2016, midnight
S10E4 - Vanity and Greed: Deadly Beauty
"Nurse” Tracy Lynn Garner gives illegal silicone injections to enhance clients’ curves. When one patient dies, she’s charged with murder.
April 28, 2016, midnight
S10E5 - Psychic Fiend’s Network
A wealthy timber baron is rolled by a phony psychic for $15 million while her daughter pretends to be in love with him.
May 12, 2016, midnight
S10E6 - The Bar Girls Trap
Beautiful women with looks that kill are controlled by Russian gangsters to seduce amorous men in nightclubs out of their money and jewelry. It's a super expensive hangover.
May 19, 2016, midnight
S10E7 - Sick Profits / Hollywood Swinging
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 it's all a fraud.
May 26, 2016, midnight
S10E8 - Capturing The Fugitives
Criminals featured on the show are apprehended by law enforcement with the help of vigilant viewers.
June 9, 2016, midnight
S10E9 - Six Feet Plunder
Doug Cassity sells fake prearranged funeral contracts, amounting to $500 million, with the help of sexy saleswomen.
June 23, 2016, midnight
S10E10 - Hack Me If You Can / Goodfella Gone Bad
A 28-year-old hacker named Daniel Rigmaiden allegedly steals millions of dollars from the U.S. government; a wise-guy wannabe in witness protection creates a mortgage fraud scam.
Aug. 25, 2016, midnight
S10E11 - Sticky Fingers; Life in the Fraud Lane
A famous Texas fruitcake bakery's accountant conducts a check writing scam; a self-proclaimed financial wiz rips off investors while he funds a professional race team with money stolen from his church.
Aug. 23, 2016, midnight
S10E12 - Jamaican Lottery Scam
U.S. law enforcement teams up with Jamaican authorities to stop criminals using call centers in Jamaica to flood the U.S. with lies about lottery millions won by unsuspecting victims.
July 14, 2016, midnight
S10E13 - The Bad Neighbors
A neighborhood ice cream parlor in West Roxbury, Mass., lands the Palladino family in a major case of fraud.
Aug. 4, 2016, midnight
S10E14 - The Phantom Fraudster Of Broadway
The Broadway premiere of "Rebecca" implodes thanks to New York stockbroker Mark Hotton, who allegedly swindles millions of dollars from investors.
Aug. 11, 2016, midnight
S10E15 - Medical Gloves With Holes
A fraudster in California promises to build a medical glove factory in the U.S. and steals millions of dollars from investors.
Aug. 18, 2016, midnight
S10E16 - Hack Me If You Can / Goodfella Gone Bad
A 28-year-old hacker named Daniel Rigmaiden allegedly steals millions of dollars from the U.S. government; a wise-guy wannabe in witness protection creates a mortgage fraud scam.
Aug. 25, 2016, midnight
S10E17 - Seattle Roasted / The Stealing Socialite
Darren Berg of Seattle scams several investors, procuring himself two yachts, a private jet and a lakeside mansion; New York socialite Dina Wein Reis executes a grey market selling scam.
Sept. 8, 2016, midnight
S10E18 - Diagnosis: Blood Money / Chicago Jailbreak
A Michigan doctor treats cancer-free patients with poisonous chemotherapy while taking millions in payment; two Chicago-area bank robbers repel 17 stories to escape the Metropolitan Correctional Center.
Sept. 15, 2016, midnight
S10E19 - Family Feud Fortune
A once $100 million publishing fortune creates tension between mother and son when he's accused of squandering millions on sex, diamonds, and fraud.
Sept. 22, 2016, midnight
S10E20 - Silk Road / Digital Drug Dealers
Federal agents seek to unmask the anonymous mastermind of the world's largest online and underground drug bazaar, despite potential corruption in their own ranks.
Sept. 29, 2016, midnight
CNBC
43 min/ep
9582 min
June 21, 2007
March 1, 2023, midnight
Returning Series
TV-14 / 14+
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