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 Jan 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.

8.21

28 votes

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#2 - The Con in Congress

Season 15 - Episode 2 - Aired Jun 28, 2021

California Congressman Duncan Hunter and his wife, Margaret, looked like the perfect political power couple but instead of serving the public these partners in life conspired to help themselves to hundreds of thousands in campaign dollars.

8.14

7 votes

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#3 - Diagnosis: Blood Money / Chicago Jailbreak

Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired Sep 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.

8.07

15 votes

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#4 - The Tran Organization: Blackjack Cheaters

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired May 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!

8.00

13 votes

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#5 - Psychic Fiend’s Network

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired May 12, 2016

A wealthy timber baron is rolled by a phony psychic for $15 million while her daughter pretends to be in love with him.

8.00

35 votes

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#6 - The Trials of Michael Avenatti

Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired Jan 18, 2021

Michael Avenatti makes a splash as the litigator representing porn star Stormy Daniels in her dispute with Donald Trump...but it’s soon revealed that he has legal troubles of his own brewing.

8.00

16 votes

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#7 - A Family Vanishes

Season 14 - Episode 5 - Aired Feb 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.

7.88

17 votes

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#8 - Sholam Weiss

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired Mar 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!

7.87

15 votes

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#9 - The Mad Max of Wall Street

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired Mar 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!"

7.86

14 votes

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#10 - Baby-Faced Drug Lords

Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired Oct 8, 2018

Florida teenagers cash in on the opioid crisis, then they expand their operation, jeopardizing their lives of sex, drugs and money.

7.86

21 votes

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#11 - The Cash King

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired Feb 12, 2015

No investment idea is too exotic for visionary entrepreneur James “The Cash King” Duncan. He sets his sights on strip clubs, real estate, Iraqi currency, diamonds, and even mind control technology.

7.83

24 votes

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#12 - Prophets of Greed

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired Sep 2, 2019

Leaders of a polygamous religious sect demand perfect obedience from followers, luring them into welfare fraud and stealing more than $2 million from American tax payers.

7.82

22 votes

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#13 - Murderous Plot Meets Reality TV

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired Mar 12, 2018

When 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.

7.81

27 votes

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#14 - The Bar Girls Trap

Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired May 19, 2016

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.

7.80

44 votes

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#15 - Seattle Roasted / The Stealing Socialite

Season 10 - Episode 17 - Aired Sep 8, 2016

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.

7.77

31 votes

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#16 - The Fake Housewife of Orange County

Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired Aug 27, 2018

In 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.

7.77

31 votes

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#17 - Crash for Cash

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired Jun 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.

7.77

13 votes

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#18 - The Fall Of An Opioid Mogul

Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired Feb 8, 2021

As the opioid epidemic destroys the lives of millions of Americans, billionaire drug mogul John Kapoor looks to cash in. His company, Insys, has its own brand of potentially deadly fentanyl.

7.77

13 votes

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#19 - The House Flipping Reality Star Fraudster

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired Sep 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.

7.76

34 votes

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#20 - The Fast and the Fraudulent

Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired Jan 20, 2020

DescriptionPayday loan scam mastermind, Scott Tucker, swindles millions of cash-strapped borrowers with his convenient online loan business and uses the profits to fuel his race car team dreams.

7.72

18 votes

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#21 - $1.2 Billion Scam: Ft. Frauderdale

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired Feb 23, 2011

Scott Rothstein is a Ft. Lauderdale attorney making millions. He’s the life of the party, a guy who wants the world to love him. But Rothstein is secretly a criminal mastermind. American Greed reveals the story behind the largest Ponzi scheme in Florida history!

7.71

14 votes

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#22 - Florida Rehab Gone Wild

Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired Jul 2, 2018

Kenny Chatman runs a string of corrupt drug rehab facilities, stealing millions by keeping insured addicts hooked on drugs.

7.71

24 votes

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#23 - Vanity and Greed: Deadly Beauty

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired Apr 28, 2016

"Nurse” Tracy Lynn Garner gives illegal silicone injections to enhance clients’ curves. When one patient dies, she’s charged with murder.

7.70

23 votes

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#24 - The Bad Neighbors

Season 10 - Episode 13 - Aired Aug 4, 2016

A neighborhood ice cream parlor in West Roxbury, Mass., lands the Palladino family in a major case of fraud.

7.68

38 votes

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#25 - Just a Dollar and a Scheme; Lousy Landlord

Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired Sep 17, 2018

An 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.

7.68

19 votes

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