Stacy Keach
Self - Narrator (voice)
American Greed (2007)
Season 8
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
S8E1 - Murder in Memphis
A wife finds out her insurance agent husband Joe Caronna has been stealing money from their friends by selling bogus annuities.
March 19, 2014, midnight
S8E2 - Young Lust Gone Bust
Middle-aged commercial real estate investor Ed Okun is in love with a boat show model almost half his age. He showers her with jewels, cars, even a helicopter. To fund his hormone-induced multimillion dollar spending spree, Okun steals client money to live large and impress his new bride.
March 26, 2014, midnight
S8E3 - The Cunning Cowgirl Crook / Dollars for Dumps
(1) A small-town comptroller steals $53 million to fund a horse-breeding empire. (2) A crooked real estate developer lures victims to his phony residential oasis.
April 2, 2014, midnight
S8E4 - $udden Death / Hip Hop Hustle
(1) Feds investigate financial advisor J.D. Salinas and discover a $39 million scam. (2) A Chicago-area rapper convinces a local businessman that he's got a new gig that doesn't exist.
April 9, 2014, midnight
S8E5 - Make Me Rich or Die / Kids For Cash
(1) A man threatens investment professionals to make him rich. (2) Two judges get rich off a secret deal to build juvenile detention centers.
April 16, 2014, midnight
S8E6 - Detroit 'Crime Boss' Mayor
A former Detroit mayor and his friends extort city contractors, abuse public funds and turn the mayor's office into their own cash-making machine.
April 23, 2014, midnight
S8E7 - The Falcon and the Con Man
A man attempts to commit suicide and confesses to an extraordinary fraud that he perpetrated for the past two decades at a leading commodity futures brokerage.
April 30, 2014, midnight
S8E8 - Extreme Home Ripoffs / 'Greedings' From Florida
(1) Two brothers ripped off millions from homeowners in a remodeling scheme. (2) A serial scam artist tricks Florida retirees into fake New York real estate investments.
June 18, 2014, midnight
S8E9 - Insider Trading Trio / Cocaine Cash Cleaner
(1) Three friends go to New York to realize their dreams, which quickly turn criminal. (2) A money trail from drug traffickers leads to a suburban dad and firefighter.
June 25, 2014, midnight
S8E10 - Lights! Camera! Fraud!
An independent film spins out of control when a filmmaker's silent partner and spiritual guru helps himself to investor funds.
July 16, 2014, midnight
S8E11 - The Car Con
Brothers Darain and Cory Atkinson start a business selling vehicle service contracts, but the warranties prove worthless and the brothers pocket millions.
July 23, 2014, midnight
S8E12 - A Wolf in Priest's Clothing
A man concocts a $50 million phony international real estate scheme spending millions on his own lavish lifestyle.
July 30, 2014, midnight
S8E13 - The Home Invaders / Nashville's Predator
(1) Rivertown Financial, a home's equity and owners becoming homeless. (2) A financial planner reaps millions from client accounts, including the 401k of workers at a camp for seriously ill children.
Aug. 6, 2014, midnight
S8E14 - Hail to the Thief
A former Army intelligence officer known as "Mr. X" stole millions through a fake veterans' charity and eluded authorities by using an array of false identities.
Aug. 13, 2014, midnight
CNBC
43 min/ep
9582 min
June 21, 2007
March 1, 2023, midnight
Returning Series
TV-14 / 14+
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