American Greed

Season 8

2014 · 14 episodes · 10h 2m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Murder in Memphis

   19 Mar 2014 · 43 min

   A wife finds out her insurance agent husband Joe Caronna has been stealing money from their friends by selling bogus annuities.

2. 2

   2. Young Lust Gone Bust

   26 Mar 2014 · 43 min

   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.

3. 3

   3. The Cunning Cowgirl Crook / Dollars for Dumps

   2 Apr 2014 · 43 min

   (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.

4. 4

   4. $udden Death / Hip Hop Hustle

   9 Apr 2014 · 43 min

   (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.

5. 5

   5. Make Me Rich or Die / Kids For Cash

   16 Apr 2014 · 43 min

   (1) A man threatens investment professionals to make him rich. (2) Two judges get rich off a secret deal to build juvenile detention centers.

6. 6

   6. Detroit 'Crime Boss' Mayor

   23 Apr 2014 · 43 min

   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.

7. 7

   7. The Falcon and the Con Man

   30 Apr 2014 · 43 min

   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.

8. 8

   8. Extreme Home Ripoffs / 'Greedings' From Florida

   18 Jun 2014 · 43 min

   (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.

9. 9

   9. Insider Trading Trio / Cocaine Cash Cleaner

   25 Jun 2014 · 43 min

   (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.

10. 10

    10. Lights! Camera! Fraud!

    16 Jul 2014 · 43 min

    An independent film spins out of control when a filmmaker's silent partner and spiritual guru helps himself to investor funds.

11. 11

    11. The Car Con

    23 Jul 2014 · 43 min

    Brothers Darain and Cory Atkinson start a business selling vehicle service contracts, but the warranties prove worthless and the brothers pocket millions.

12. 12

    12. A Wolf in Priest's Clothing

    30 Jul 2014 · 43 min

    A man concocts a $50 million phony international real estate scheme spending millions on his own lavish lifestyle.

13. 13

    13. The Home Invaders / Nashville's Predator

    6 Aug 2014 · 43 min

    (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.

14. 14

    14. Hail to the Thief

    13 Aug 2014 · 43 min

    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.