The WORST episodes of American Greed

Every episode of American Greed ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.

Last Updated: 12/3/2024Network: CNBCStatus: Continuing
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#1 - The Busted Mogul

Season 15 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/20/2022

Lobsang Dargey, a Tibetan Buddhist Monk, escapes Chinese oppression and claws his way to freedom in the U.S.; uneducated and broke, but rich with ambition, Dargey catapults from odd jobs to real estate development.

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#2 - A Legacy of Fraud

Season 15 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/13/2022

A sprawling investigation into the prominent and powerful Murdaugh family uncovers years of unchecked power and privilege that has allegedly resulted in years of fraud, conspiracy, corruption and even murder.

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#3 - The Decline of a Dynasty

Season 15 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/6/2022

A well-respected lawyer from a prominent family is accused of stealing millions from the suffering clients who turn to him for help.

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Streaming and Scheming
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#4 - Streaming and Scheming

Season 15 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/29/2022

Zachary Horwitz has dreams of making it big in Hollywood; while his onscreen career never quite flourishes, Horwitz acts his way into raising more than $600 million for an investment opportunity that is completely bogus.

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California Schemin’
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#5 - California Schemin’

Season 15 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/22/2022

In sunny San Diego, entrepreneur and real estate developer Gina Champion-Cain lures in investors with a glamorous image and promises of sky-high returns on short-term liquor license loans.

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#6 - Million Dollar Prison Kickback

Season 15 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/15/2022

Chris Epps charms his way from prison guard to the top post of Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner. Once in office, he siphons off millions in bribes and kickbacks.

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#7 - A Father's Fraud

Season 14 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/19/2021

Karl Karlsen is a hardworking man with what seems to be a terrible streak of bad luck, as his wife and son both die in accidents nearly 20 years apart; Karl has a secret: their suspicious deaths have been keeping his bank account full.

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#8 - Burned by Greed

Season 14 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/5/2021

How multibillion-dollar company Pacific Gas & Electric comes to repeatedly kill its customers by putting profits over safety as alleged by critics.

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#9 - The Imposter

Season 14 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/28/2021

Ed Shin is an entrepreneur, churchgoer and family man; when his business partner suddenly vanishes, prompting the family to seek answers, a private eye digs into Shin's past and finds something horrifying.

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#10 - Confessions of a Scam Artist

Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/21/2021

T.R. Wright -- the architect of what's been called the wildest insurance fraud scheme Texas has ever seen -- shares his almost-too-crazy-to-be-true story with American Greed.

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#11 - The Con in Congress

Season 14 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/14/2021

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.

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#12 - Inside El Chapo's Empire

Season 14 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/7/2021

Few are familiar with the betrayal that helped land Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, billionaire drug lord and for years the world's most wanted man, in prison; the Flores twins earned El Chapo's trust and then helped the Feds put him away for life.

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#13 - Two Brothers, Two Murders

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2009

Multi-millionaire businessmen and brothers Andrew and Robert Kissel have it all...beautiful families, mansions, country clubs, and fast cars. They appear to live charmed lives. But, the Kissel brothers’ good fortune runs out and ends in murder. Who would want them dead?

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#14 - Unsolved: $300 Million Art Heist / Preying on Faith

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/13/2008

(1) A dark night. A clever plan. $300 million in art is stolen from a Boston museum. Paintings by Rembrandt, Vermeer and Manuet disappear into the night! (2) He's a man of faith and his name is Abraham Kennard. But this pastor preys on his flock. Trusting Christians from small, struggling churches who are hoping to better their communities hand over their savings to this pastor. But instead, as many as 1600 churches nationwide are swindled out of $10 million.

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#15 - The Bonnie and Clyde of Mortgage Fraud

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2009

An attractive, sinfully dishonest Tampa mortgage broker meets a single mom looking for love. Together they team up and make millions in the real estate market. In a tell-all exclusive interview, Matt Cox and Rebecca Hauck explain how lust and greed are a hot combination for fraud.

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#16 - Fame, Fortune & Fraud

Season 15 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/28/2023

Jason Van Eman & Ben McConley told independent filmmakers that they’d make their dreams come true, but it was all a lie. How did Jason Van Eman & Ben McConley pull off an alleged $68 million Ponzi scheme?

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#17 - Follow the Juul Money

Season 15 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/24/2023

When an epidemic of teenage nicotine addiction breaks out across the country, some people ask whether Juul's founders are intent on saving lives or targeting the next generation.

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#18 - When Greed and Giving Collide / Confessions of a Con Man

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/6/2008

(1) A major charity scam...John Bennett's "Foundation for New Era Philanthropy" stole millions of dollars from unsuspecting patrons. A story of deception, theft and "American Greed." (2) Eric Stein, mastermind of one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Nevada history, cost his victims nearly $34 million dollars.

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#19 - A Scam Exposed: Strippers And Insider Trading / Economan: Superthief

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2009

(1) A shocking scheme to use strippers to solicit information from Wall Street bankers. Another plan to steal secrets and cash in on stock that's about to soar. Two young traders, David Pajcin and Eugene Plotkin, are the masterminds behind a complex Wall Street con. (2) Al Parish: An economics professor. A trusted financial advisor. A genius. But the self-proclaimed "Economan" is the suspected mastermind behind an $80 million investment scam.

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#20 - Loan Scam: Money For Nothing / Hawaiian Punched: Fraud In Paradise

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/21/2012

(1) A sting operation brings down a Denver businessman (2) A charismatic con man uses the promise of huge returns to put $30 million in his own pocket.

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#21 - VIP Schemers

Season 15 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/31/2023

Convicted fraudster and identity thief Tracii Show Hutsona is once again up on federal charges after a high-profile client discovers more than $1 million missing from her bank accounts.

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#22 - Party's Over - Tyco's Kozlowski

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/19/2008

Dennis Kozlowski, once described as "The Most Aggressive CEO in America," now sits behind bars. A poster boy of excess, the former CEO of Tyco stole millions from his company, using the money for a lavish party, a gilded shower curtain and expensive art. American Greed goes behind prison walls for a rare glimpse into Kozlowski's personal life and one of the biggest cases of white collar theft in U.S. history

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#23 - Stealing $$$ From Scientologists / The Art of Fraud

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/20/2008

(1) A religious man leads a deceptive life and scams investors out of more than $600 million! The rise and fall of Scientologist minister Reed Slatkin is a story of "American Greed." (2) Enter the mysterious world of art fraud. An elaborate sting operation exposes Dr. Vilas Likhite, a doctor stripped of his medical license who begins a new career as a con man selling fake art treasures!

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#24 - Nicholas Cosmo: All Interest, No Return

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/2/2012

He’s dubbed Long Island, New York’s “Mini-Madoff.” Nicholas Cosmo promised huge returns on booming real estate opportunities. He brought white-collar crime to blue-collar Americans and scammed thousands of trusting investors.

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#25 - The Martin Frankel Case

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/2008

Financier Martin Frankel, a con-man who vanished with $200 million dollars! A story of money laundering, prostitution, bizarre sex and drug abuse.