American Greed - Episode Guide

In this episode of American Greed, see the detailed profile of a successful con artist & the investors he left with empty bank accounts.

Case 1 profiles Barry Hunt, a successful con artist who deceived investors throughout the United States. Case 2 follows the robbery of two paintings by famed American artist Maxfield Parrish. In a night-time heist, a hole is expertly cut in the roof and the paintings disappear even as an alarm goes off.

In case 1, for twenty years, Gerald Barnes faked being a doctor. He founded a successful practice that specialized in "executive" medical exams, earning a six-figure salary, despite not being the real Dr. Gerald Barnes. In case 2, the Interstate Bank Mart Bandit defrauded people out of their bank accounts, committing 43 robberies in 20 months with the same modus operandi and no evidence left behind.

In case 1, two men working at Fine Arts Express conspire to steal museum quality pieces by Picasso, Matisse, and Rothko, totaling more than $4 million.  

In case 2, Dr. Jorge Martinez routinely gives his patients expensive, painful and unnecessary shots as part of a multi-million-dollar billing scheme.

In case 1, in the west, there is a trend for thieves to use identity theft to fund meth addictions, with the victims also robbed. In case 2, in the affluent Chicago suburb Wheaton, Illinois, a serial bank robber is armed and prepared to fight.

In case 1, the Baptist Foundation of Arizona is a non-profit fundraiser dedicated to the religious community, losing millions of dollars of investors' money in a Ponzi scheme. Case 2 follows a murderous Chicago doctor with a good bedside manner and lucrative practice, who conned Medicare and played the system to secure over a million dollars.

Case 1 follows one of the most lucrative pyramid schemes in history. Greater Ministries International founder Gerald Payne told the religious community that they could double their money if they donated to the church, securing $500 million dollars.Case 2 follows a cat burglar who works as a property manager by day and pulls off a number of daring jewel heists by night.

Follows financier Martin Frankel, a con man who vanished with $200 million in a story involving money laundering, prostitution, bizarre sex and drug abuse.

In case 1, John Bennett's "Foundation for New Era Philanthropy" scammed millions of dollars from patrons. Case 2 follows Eric Stein, who masterminded of one of the largest Ponzi schemes in the history of Nevada to the tune of around $34 million.

In case 1, $300 million in art, including paintings by Rembrandt, Vermeer and Manet, are stolen from a Boston museum at night. In case 2, pastor Abraham Kennard scammed the savings from small churches hoping to better their communities, costing around 1600 churches $10 million.

Case 1 follows Scientologist minister Reed Slatkin, who scammed investors out of more than $600 million. In case 2, Vilas Likhite, a doctor stripped of his medical license, becomes a con man selling forged artwork before being exposed by a sting operation.

Respected pharmacist Robert Courtney dilutes life-saving drugs for cancer patients.

In case 1, Bernard Ebbers, CEO of WorldCom, rose from nothing to become a "telecom cowboy," before the 1990s downfall of WorldCom impacted thousands of investors. In case 2, Joseph Medawar is a television producer creating an action adventure series based on real-life national security cases, but the show is a scam to defraud investors of millions of dollars.

Follows Barton H. Watson, the one-time chairman of CyberNET, a successful global technology company. Watson was accused of stealing millions as a con man, committing suicide before he could be arrested.

Once described as "The Most Aggressive CEO in America," Tyco's one-time CEO Dennis Kozlowski stole millions from the company for a lavish party, a gilded shower curtain, and fine art, before being incarcerated for white-collar theft. The episode documents Kozlowski's personal life in prison.

In case 1, starting with members of their own church, two men defraud investors of more than $21 million in the Miracle Cars scam, one of the larger car scams in United States history. In case 2, Investors lose more than $170 million to a sham offshore bank promising 100% guaranteed returns.

In case 1, Dana Giacchetto advises Hollywood stars, but then around $10 million goes missing. In case 2, Alfred Taubman, an art collector and a one-time chairman of Sotheby's, is a convicted felon behind the price-fixing scandal at Christie's and Sotheby's.

The episode interviews Matt Cox and Rebecca Hauck, a Tampa mortgage broker and single mom respectively, who teamed up to defraud millions in the real estate market.

Lou Pearlman, the manager of boy bands like *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, conned $600 million from investors to live a glamorous life. But he might have had a scandalous secret life outside his frauds.

Richard Scrushy, the CEO of HealthSouth, is accused by federal prosecutors of masterminding a $2.7 billion fraud.[

Brothers Andrew and Robert Kissel are multi-millionaires and have luxurious lives, but they not only both prove to be fraudsters but both get mysteriously murdered.

In case 1, Michael Rosin runs a dermatology practice specializing in an effective procedure for skin cancer, but the doctor is defrauding Medicare to profit off the surgery. In case 2, the self-proclaimed "King of the Offshore World," Marc Harris, offers clients a way to keep assets out of government hands, but he is running a Ponzi scheme scamming millions of dollars.

Case 1 details a scheme to solicit information from Wall Street bankers using strippers, as well as steal insider trading tips, by the traders David Pajcin and Eugene Plotkin. Case 2 follows Al Parish, an economics professor and financial advisor self-dubbed "Economan," who is suspected of scamming $80 million in an investment scam.

Pimp Joe Conforte makes millions off his The Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada, but he ultimately faces a downfall.

Michael Mastromarino, a disgraced dentist, uses a secret room in a Brooklyn funeral home to earn millions by stripping corpses for parts.

An Indianapolis attorney helps desperate families recover money after serious injuries cost them dearly, but pockets the winnings of widows and orphans.

Mutual Benefits buys life insurance policies from AIDS patients, the chronically ill and seniors and fraudulently resells them as low risk investments to clients.

The former New Orleans Mayor exploits the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina by accepting bribes and corrupting the rebuilding process.

A man, appearing to be nothing more than a wealthy surfer, allegedly commits murder and robs an armored car, leading the FBI on a chase spanning multiple states.

A financial fraudster seeks deadly revenge after being placed behind bars for propositioning his assistant's daughter.

Authorities charge a nurse with murder after an illegal silicone injection leads to death and knock-off cosmetic injections paralyze four others.

A phony psychic scams a wealthy but lonely timber baron out of millions while her devious daughter pretends to be in love with him.

Russian gangsters use beautiful women to seduce amorous men in nightclubs out of their money and jewelry.

First the episode details the Bay Medical Clinic scam in Brooklyn, where a mother and son scam $50 million from patients. Also in the episode, the studio Gigapix scams millions from people who want to be movie producers.

Viewers help law enforcement apprehend criminals featured on the show.

Doug Cassity sells fake prearranged funeral contracts, amounting to $500 million, with the help of sexy saleswomen.

A luxury car salesman is wanted for defrauding customers and banks; a man faces mail and wire fraud charges related to claims that he owned a percentage of Facebook.

A painkiller business in Florida turns twin brothers into millionaires.

U.S. law enforcement teams up with Jamaican authorities to stop criminals using call centers in Jamaica to flood the U.S. with lies about lottery millions won by unsuspecting victims.

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

The Broadway premiere of ``Rebecca'' implodes thanks to New York stockbroker Mark Holton, who allegedly swindles millions of dollars from investors.

A fraudster in California promises to build a medical glove factory in the U.S. and steals millions of dollars from investors.

A 28-year-old hacker named Daniel Rigmaiden allegedly steals millions of dollars from the U.S. government; a wise-guy wannabe in witness protection creates a mortgage fraud scam.

Follows Darren Berg of Seattle, who scams investors to buy yachts and a mansion. The episode also follows New York socialite Dina Wein Reis and her grey market selling scam.

In this episode, a doctor in Michigan makes millions by giving chemotherapy to patients who do not have cancer. Also in the episode, two bank robbers near Chicago repel 17 stories down the Metropolitan Correctional Center to escape.

A family feud is started between a mother and son over their originally $100 million publishing fortune, with the son accused of squandering money and fraud.

Federal agents seek to unmask the anonymous mastermind of the world's largest online and underground drug bazaar, despite potential corruption in their own ranks.

A femme fatale with a way of getting men to do what she wants sets a trap for a multi-millionaire divorcee.

Miami party boys turned arms dealers bid on government contracts worth millions to fight the war on terror, inspiring the 2016 film "War Dogs.''

Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz's shooting death in the woods in Fox Lake, IL, sparks a massive manhunt to find his killers.

Flashy former cop John Bravata is a corrupt real estate dealer who uses his company to steal $50 million from middle-class investors.

Pimps who operate a sex-trafficking ring enlist a dentist in Chicago to launder their money. The episode also details a plot to steal a valuable comic book collection, resulting in murder.

Sandy Jenkins, accountant at the famous Texas fruitcake bakery Collin Street Bakery, scams $16 million by writing checks and spends millions of embezzled dollars along with his wife. Also in the episode, Gregory Loles scams $26 million from investors by portraying himself as a financial expert, also stealing money from his church to fund a professional race team.

The episode details motivational speaker Gary Shawkey, who is willing to murder to supply the cash for his scams and cons. The episode also follows Lisa Tseng, a Los Angeles "pill mill" doctor who made millions writing illegal and dangerous pain prescriptions.

Rumeal Robinson is a champion basketball player who gets his mother kicked out of her home after he cons her out of it.

A successful businesswoman is targeted by a serial grifter who poisons her for money.

The episode details scam cancer charities, who only give three percent of the millions they raise to families and patients. The episode also details a family who shoplifted millions in a nationwide crime spree and were caught on camera.

Nine people are killed and thousands sickened when a CEO knowingly ships peanut products tainted with salmonella.

Scamming millions, a man portrays himself as movie producer and money management professional.

A man goes to deadly extremes in his scheme to get rich in the oil fields of North Dakota

Former Ohio State University quarterback Art Schlichter has a gambling addiction, which he supports by becoming a con artist.

Donald "Ski" Johnson is a musician using his Jazz for Life foundation to trick donors into believing there would be appearances at red carpet Grammy Awards events.

A man scams millions from rich wine clients to live a luxurious life, but is then himself scammed.

Scammers blow up a house for insurance money, but end up engulfing dozens of homes in flames and killing a young couple.

Memorabilia legend Bill Mastro helps turn a childhood hobby into a billion-dollar business and rigs bids to scam collectors and sellers.

A school supply vendor steals millions from Detroit public schools enlisting shady school officials.

A man burns through $52 million from a trust he was hired to protect, buying helicopters, fighter jets, rocket launchers, and a fleet of WWII bombers to feed his fantasy of running "black ops" for the CIA.

Businessman Martin Shkreli raises the price of a life-saving drug 5,000 percent, but it's his shady accounting and Internet trolling that lands the "Pharma Bro" in hot water.

Two doctors illegally prescribe opioids while destroying lives and pocketing millions.

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.

When Jan Lewan's finances hit a sour note, he uses his flashy showmanship to rip off his loyal and adoring fans with false promises of large returns on investments with him.

Purple Heart veteran Darryl Wright claims he suffers debilitating PTSD from his service in Iraq, but his story is an elaborate scam that allows him to live large without working, and collect valuable resources that could help veterans who truly need help.

How does superstar disability lawyer Eric C. Conn offer guaranteed client wins? He cheats, scoring a massive Social Security fraud, then vanishes.

A thieving shopaholic son murders his family to cash in on the family's wealth. Then, a health facility owner uses a billing scheme in a $20 million rip-off.

Vitaly Borker scores $18 million selling designer eyewear as genuine from his website in Brooklyn.

Carlos Wanzeler and James Merrill promise enormous returns on a "work from home" plot selling phone service, and entice nearly one million people in a $1.7 billion Internet scam.

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

A crooked NYC cop cashes in as a high-tech burglary crew terrorizes homes and businesses.

A wannabe art dealer sells fake works by American masters of Abstract Expressionism in an $80 million scam, fooling rich collectors and pocketing millions.

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.

Daylon Pierce is a consummate ladies' man who claims to be a stockbroker, wooing unsuspecting women online.

Self-proclaimed teen millionaire Ephren Taylor preaches his "safe" investments at church seminars and on the internet, fleecing victims out of millions.

An Iowa man rigs a $16.5 million lottery jackpot, triggering the biggest lotto scam in American history. Then, notorious NYC landlord Steven Croman finds a new home for a year: jail.

Carlos Rafael makes millions as the owner of one of the largest commercial fishing businesses on the East Coast but his big mouth gets him hooked in an undercover IRS sting with agents posing as Russian mobsters.

Fraudster John Rogers builds one of the most impressive photo archives in the world until his partner rats him out; while Larry Bates preaches about salvation through precious metals, his clients wind up investing in "fool's gold."

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

Bars, strip clubs and nightlife venues shell out millions to an insurance company founded by a former bouncer; however, federal agents say the company isn't what it appears to be, and they make stunning discoveries, including a $25,000 sniper rifle.

College admissions coach Rick Singer accepts money from parents to have their kids admitted to elite colleges.

Disgraced Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland uses fraud to launch his brand and a luxury music festival in the Bahamas.

From luxury properties to an ostrich coat, the hard charging political insider uses his power and influence to fuel a multimillion-dollar mortgage and tax fraud.

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.

Three Miami salesmen import billions of dollars worth of the precious metal from South America then later learn the gold has connections to drug cartels and organized crime.

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.

An outlandish con artist poses as a Saudi royal to cheat investors out of millions, promising them access to Arabian oil stock.

"Entrepreneur" Keisha Williams lures investors into pouring millions of dollars into a can't-miss bid to secure a medical moneymaking technology that never materializes.

Payday loan scam mastermind Scott Tucker swindles millions of cash-strapped borrowers with his convenient online loan business.

Healing turns harmful when pharmacist Barry Cadden chooses profits over safety while running a drug compounding center where mold and bacteria thrive.

Carissa Carpenter is an aspiring movie mogul who plans to construct a major movie studio in Northern California. But the feds say that investors end up bankrolling her big-budget lifestyle.

From penthouse apartments to a $10 million stadium luxury box, financial advisor Dawn Bennett orchestrates a $20-million-scheme and conjures spells to silence investigators.

On MTV's "Jersey Shore," Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino flaunts washboard abs and a party boy image. But when it comes to his taxes, he'd rather play than pay.

Artsy German heiress Anna Delvey makes a splash in downtown New York's social scene, but she's really a Russian-born con artist who's trying to swindle $23 million from banks.

Well-heeled financial advisor Peggy Ann Fulford builds a cache of all-star clients and a personal fortune by convincing A-list players like Dennis Rodman that she's in their corner.

When a judge in Texas is shot four times, a tip leads investigators to Chimene Onyeri, an aspiring Houston rap artist facing prison after his crooked plots are exposed.

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.

Keith Raniere is a god-like figure in his mysterious organization NXIVM. Using his powers of persuasion along with classic multilevel marketing techniques, he amasses thousands of followers.

A delusional, debt-ridden, and allegedly drug-dabbling spine surgeon maims and even kills patients in one botched surgery after another. It falls to two colleagues to step in where others won't.

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

When all four members of the McStay family seemingly vanish into thin air—here one day, gone the next—a years-long quest for answers begins.

Crowdfunded charities are supposed raise funds for good causes, but some are actually scams.

Tells the story of the twins who helped land El Chapo in custody.

Duncan D. Hunter, a California congressman and his wife Margaret become partners in crime in campaign finance violations.

T.R. Wright shares his story on his insurance fraud scheme.

A fraudster sends fake emails posing as a person who he killed.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is investigated for negligence causing wildfires in California.

Karl Karlsen is accused of murdering his son after a truck falls while being repaired upstate New York.

Joel Greenberg is a privileged millennial from a rich Florida family who runs for Seminole County Tax Collector – and wins. Once in office, he embarks on a breathtaking series of crimes.

American Greed reveals fresh details about one of the most infamous corporate fraud cases of the 21st century: Theranos, with former insiders providing new insights.

Go inside the astonishing rise and near-collapse of WeWork, the office space start-up co-founded by its polarizing former CEO Adam Neumann.

When two brand-new Boeing 737 Max jets fall out of the sky five months apart – killing a total of 346 people – investigators quickly home in on a mysterious software program known as MCAS.

Jho Low may be one of the biggest partiers that NY and LA have ever seen, hanging with stars and dating models. He's also accused of being one of the biggest thieves the world has ever seen.

Aaron Shamo, suburban Eagle Scout turned dark web drug lord, launches a new type of American drug ring recruiting other Utah millennials to manufacture deadly counterfeit opioids.

Jacob Kingston seems to be a rising star in Utah's biofuel industry until a member of a secretive polygamist group called The Order reveals that Kingston is committing a billion-dollar fraud.

Serial entrepreneur Trevor Milton founds the electric vehicle company Nikola, which may suggest it will be the next Tesla for long-haul trucks.

While an estimated $100 billion in COVID relief funds are stolen, this seasoned family of fraudsters easily grabs millions of dollars that Americans desperately need.

Estimated at over $4.5 billion, the largest heist in cryptocurrency history has been linked by authorities to a pair of unlikely suspects: Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein.

Purported entrepreneur Antonio Mariot Wilson changes his name, pitch and act to play a series of roles to fleece unsuspecting investors for decades, including television star Jenifer Lewis.

A former weatherman claiming to be an undercover spy infiltrates Washington's intelligence circles, where he collects millions with his tales of running a top-secret operation for the CIA.

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.

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.

Zachary Horwitz dreams of making it big in Hollywood. While he never quite hits it big onscreen, Horwitz acts his way into raising more than $600 million for a bogus investment opportunity.

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

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

Lobsang Dargey, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, flees Chinese oppression and finds freedom in the U.S. Uneducated and broke but rich with ambition, Dargey catapults from odd jobs to real estate development.

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.

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.

Marlon and LaShonda Moore are accused of exploiting vulnerable people during the pandemic and convincing thousands of their fans to invest in their illegal scheme; regulators claim the Moore's "blessed" themselves to the tune of millions of dollars.

With his long beard, ponytail, and ubiquitous advertising, Jamie Balagia - AKA The DWI Dude - is well-known in Texas as flamboyant defense attorney who can get drunk driving defendants out of a jam.

Jason Van Eman is a B-list actor from Oklahoma who decides to seek fame and fortune as a Hollywood producer.

Personal injury attorney Tom Girardi posits himself as a champion for the little guy, but jilted clients cry foul when they discover him cheating them out of millions in settlement money as his wife flaunts her wealth on reality television.