First Aired: June 21st, 2007
Status: Continuing
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Network: CNBC
Summary: A dissection of the dark side of the American Dream, a survey of how far some people go to become rich, no matter the cost to themselves and those around them. Real-life cases are reviewed and involve such criminal activity as credit card scams, identity theft, counterfeiting and Ponzi schemes.
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Season 5
Episode 1: Bank Robbing Broker
Air Date: January 19th, 2011
Summary: Stephen Trantel is a husband, a father…and a bank robber. He was once a broker making hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Manhattan trading pits. Unemployed, Trantel embarks on a new career…. one of crime. His life - and the lives of those who love him - are changed forever.
Episode 2: Financial Guru Gone Bad
Air Date: January 26th, 2011
Summary: His pitch is irresistible. Troy Titus promises to make you rich. The self-proclaimed real estate guru travels the seminar circuit. Thousands attend his lectures, buy his DVDs and invest with the man who portrays himself as a moneymaking magician. It’s true to an extent … Titus makes money disappear in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme!
Episode 3: Fool's Gold
Air Date: February 2nd, 2011
Summary: He’s a philanthropist, diplomat and international man of mystery. Dr. Henry Jones promises to get investors in on a secret gold deal. But Dr. Jones is leading a double life --- a life unknown even to his partners in crime.
American Greed profiles the golden allure of an elusive conman and a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme!
Episode 4: Hackers: Operation Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Air Date: February 9th, 2011
Summary: A mysterious ring of social outcasts. Albert Gonzalez leads a gang with an insatiable appetite for sex, drugs…and your encrypted information. They steal credit card numbers and make a fortune by selling them on the black market. But the multi-million dollar scam has deadly consequences.
American Greed profiles the story of Albert Gonzalez... the most cunning cyber crook in American history!
Episode 5: A More Generous Criminal
Air Date: February 16th, 2011
Summary: He’s a trusted advisor. A philanthropist. Bob McLean runs a successful investment firm and donates millions to his favorite causes. But McLean has a dark, devastating secret.
American Greed profiles a story of phony philanthropy!
Episode 6: $1.2 Billion Scam: Ft. Frauderdale
Air Date: February 23rd, 2011
Summary: Scott Rothstein is a Ft. Lauderdale attorney making millions. He’s the life of the party, a guy who wants the world to love him. But Rothstein is secretly a criminal mastermind.
American Greed reveals the story behind the largest Ponzi scheme in Florida history!
Episode 7: Bling Ring, The Fraudster, The Ex-Stripper and the Missing Millions
Air Date: March 9th, 2011
Summary: They’re called The Bling Ring. A fast crowd of celebrity wannabes. This gang of teenagers rob celebrity homes and steal millions in jewelry, clothing and artwork. How far will they go to be like their favorite Hollywood stars?
Danny Pang is a high-rolling financier with a devil-may-care attitude. He makes millions betting on when people will die. But Pang has a shady past, a gambling habit and a murdered wife. Soon, this gambler’s house of cards will collapse.
Episode 8: Fraudster of the Opera, Frozen Assets - The Ice Capers
Air Date: March 16th, 2011
Summary: Albert Vilar funds symphonies and operas around the world. But it’s curtains for Vilar when he scams the mother of a Hollywood star.
William “Boots” Del Biaggio III is a hockey team owner skating on thin ice. His insatiable desire to be a sports mogul causes him to commit a multimillion-dollar fraud!
Episode 11: The Art of the Steal, The Folsom Felon
Air Date: April 6th, 2011
Summary: Larry Salander is one of the biggest names in New York’s art world. But collectors see red when he swipes more than $100 million from their pockets. American Greed profiles art collectors who lost a fortune in priceless art.
Stefan Wilson says his investment fund is a sure-fire winner. Investors even mortgage their homes to join his fund. But business with Wilson comes at a very high price. American Greed profiles a story of deception!
Episode 14: Mark Weinberger: Nose No Bounds
Air Date: April 27th, 2011
Summary: Dr. Mark Weinberger – a self-proclaimed “nose doctor” – has it all and isn’t afraid to flaunt it. But inside The Weinberger Sinus Clinic, all is not what it seems.
American Greed profiles a multi-million dollar tale of deception!
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