The BEST episodes of American Greed
Every episode of American Greed ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Greed!
The program focuses on the stories behind some of the biggest corporate and white collar crimes in the United States such as WorldCom, HealthSouth and Tyco. In addition, stories about more common crimes such as insurance fraud, murder, embezzlement, art theft, Ponzi schemes, credit card fraud, bank robbery, money laundering, identity theft, and medical fraud are also featured. Other topics have included the story behind the famous Mustang Ranch in Nevada and the rise and fall of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman. American Greed is narrated by veteran actor Stacey Keach.
#1 - Diagnosis: Temptress Health Scam
Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/2020
Entrepreneur Keisha Williams is really a high-rolling shopaholic with a taste for strip clubs and exotic travel; she takes investors for millions of dollars with a can't miss bid to secure a medical money-making technology that never materializes.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#5 - The Polygamist & The Bio Fuel Baron
Season 15 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/27/2022
CEO Jacob Kingston appears to be a rising star in Utah's fledgling biofuel industry, until a member of a secretive polygamist group called The Order reveals that Kingston is committing a 1.1 billion dollar fraud.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#10 - Sholam Weiss
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/24/2010
Sholam Weiss is a bold and brazen dealmaker. He’s a consultant to con men and the brains behind one of the largest insurance scams in history. But Weiss doesn’t hide in the shadows. He’s attracted to music, gambling and women. Are these the fatal attractions that will do him in? American Greed profiles a multi-million dollar con!
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - The Mad Max of Wall Street
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/2010
Anthony Elgindy. He's young, self-assured... and loaded. He claims to be a crusader, fighting fraud on Wall Street. But, this so-called good guy is running an insider trading scam... and his partner is a crooked FBI agent. American Greed profiles "The Mad Max of Wall Street!"
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - A Family Vanishes
Season 14 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/2021
When all four members of the McStay family seemingly vanish into thin air, a yearslong quest for answers begins; a biker in the Mojave Desert finds the family members' bodies in shallow graves; a close friend of the family falls under suspicion.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#15 - The House Flipping Reality Star Fraudster
Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/16/2019
Trash-talking reality star Scott Menaged ("Property Wars") buys up hundreds of foreclosures in Phoenix, then his money lender discovers that Menaged is a fraud, and the consequences are deadly.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#17 - Diagnosis: Blood Money / Chicago Jailbreak
Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/15/2016
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.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#19 - Bextra / The Foreclosure Scammer
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/7/2010
(1) Pfizer designs Bextra, a painkiller, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limits the use of Bextra. Pfizer, using shady and strong-arm tactics, distribute the pill outside of FDA regulations... and the law. (2) Jeanetta Standefor offers a way to help troubled homeowners... and make some extra money on the side. In truth, she's just using investor money to pay off older investors, and pocketing what's left for herself.
Watch Now:Amazon#21 - The Tran Organization: Blackjack Cheaters
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/30/2012
Van Thu Tran is a sexy Vietnamese-American who knows how to beat the odds. She makes millions in casinos using one of the oldest tricks in the book … with a new high-tech twist. Find out how the notorious Tran gang brings down the house!
Watch Now:Amazon#22 - Crash for Cash
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/27/2012
In the city of brotherly love, car wrecks piled up and auto insurance policies were treated like ATM machines. American Greed takes you inside a Philadelphia car insurance fraud ring where everybody got a piece of the action.
Watch Now:Amazon#23 - Online Dating Trap
Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/3/2018
Daylon 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.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#25 - Hackers: Operation Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/2011
A mysterious ring of social outcasts. Albert Gonzalez leads a gang with an insatiable appetite for sex, drugs…and your encrypted information. They steal credit card numbers and make a fortune by selling them on the black market. But the multi-million dollar scam has deadly consequences. American Greed profiles the most cunning cyber crook in American history!
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