The Martin Frankel Case
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2008
Follows financier Martin Frankel, a con man who vanished with $200 million in a story involving money laundering, prostitution, bizarre sex and drug abuse.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2008
Follows financier Martin Frankel, a con man who vanished with $200 million in a story involving money laundering, prostitution, bizarre sex and drug abuse.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2008
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.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2008
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.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2008
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.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2008
Respected pharmacist Robert Courtney dilutes life-saving drugs for cancer patients.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2008
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.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Mar 12, 2008
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.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2008
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.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Mar 26, 2008
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.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2008
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.