American Greed Season 6
S06 E01
Jan 25, 2012
Kenneth Starr: Naked Greed: Celebrity Scam Artist Jan 25, 2012 An accountant to stars mismanages clients' money, pockets millions and marries an exotic dancer. Series, Season Premiere.
S06 E02
Feb 1, 2012Master of Deadly Deceit Feb 1, 2012 Carlos Perez-Olivo is a successful lawyer with a silver tongue and solid gold taste. But when he's disbarred for fleecing desperate clients, he finds another way to make money...and proves how greed really is a deadly sin.
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Feb 8, 2012Nevin Shapiro: Major League Fraud Feb 8, 2012 Nevin Shapiro, a former University of Miami Football booster, and a fixture on the Miami social scene, orchestrated a $900 million Ponzi scheme - and tried to bring the University football team down with him.
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May 30, 2012The Tran Organization May 30, 2012 Van Thu Tran and her crime ring, The Tran Organization, steal millions during a cheating scheme at more than 20 casinos across North America.
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Feb 22, 2012Tom Petters Feb 22, 2012 Minneapolis businessman Tom Petters buys big companies with other peoples money. He earns double-digit profits for investors, saves thousands of jobs, and makes himself rich in the process. The secret to his success? A 13-year Ponzi scheme.
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Mar 1, 2012The Insider Mar 1, 2012 It’s one of the biggest cases of insider trading in history. Raj Rajaratnam had it all…a wildly successful hedge fund, billions in the bank and the respect of Wall Street. But behind closed doors, Rajaratnam was gaming the system to the tune of $75 million-dollars! American Greed takes you inside a trading scandal.
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Mar 7, 2012Galleon Group Mar 7, 2012 Sex, lies, and insider trading. Galleon Group co-founder Raj Rajaratnam turned his hedge fund into one of the most profitable in the world, managing more than $7 billion in assets - by creating one of the biggest insider trading schemes in U.S. history.
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Mar 14, 2012Fine Arts Treasure Gallery Mar 14, 2012 Viewers across the country tune in to watch a live auction show that turns out to be nothing more than con artists selling fake art. They bilk buyers out of $20 million.
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Apr 4, 2012Real Estate Home Wrecker Apr 4, 2012 One of the nation's top homebuilders runs a multimillion-dollar scam that wreaks financial havoc on homebuyers, subcontractors, and banks. Nearly 300 homeowners face the threat of foreclosure.
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May 2, 2012Nicholas Cosmo: All Interest, No Return May 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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May 2, 2012Nicholas Cosmo May 2, 2012 Nicholas Cosmo runs a "pyramid of deception" in order to steal $195 million from working-class families, who wind up losing their life savings.
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May 9, 2012Michael Lock May 9, 2012 Michael Lock is a ruthless Milwaukee crime boss who bilks borrowers and lenders of $2 million, and leaves a murder trail along the way.
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Jun 21, 2012Shawn Merriman Jun 21, 2012 Fund manager & investment adviser Shawn Merriman takes money from investors to fund a lavish lifestyle, including $4 million in fine art, antique cars, and sports memorabilia.
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Jun 27, 2012Crash for Cash 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.
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Jul 11, 2012Lee Farkas/Taylor Bean & Whitaker Jul 11, 2012 Lee Farkas and co-conspirators at Taylor Bean & Whitaker misappropriate more than $2.9 billion in a fraud scheme that contributed to the failure of one of the largest U.S. banks in 2009.
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Jul 25, 2012Solomon Dwek Jul 25, 2012 Solomon Dwek schemes to defraud financial institutions in a $50 million bank fraud scheme and goes on to become a government informant in a public- corruption and money-laundering sting that results in the arrest of dozens.
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Oct 11, 2012Allen Stanford: The Dark Knight Oct 11, 2012 Allen Stanford orchestrates a 20-year investment fraud scheme in which he misappropriates $7 billion to finance his personal businesses and lifestyle.
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Nov 7, 2012The Wealth Builder Club Nov 7, 2012 Fraudsters solicit more than $50 million, purportedly for participation in high-yield trading programs and venture capital investments, and use investors' funds to make lulling payments to other investors.