American Greed - Season 12

Season 12

Episodes

The Most Hated Man in America
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.

Deadly Opioids, Dirty Doctors
Two doctors illegally prescribe opioids while destroying lives and pocketing millions.

Murderous Plot Meets Reality TV
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.

The Polka King Con
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.

Stolen Valor Scam
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.

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

Blood Relatives / End of Life Scam
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.

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

Billion Dollar Fraud Goes Viral
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.

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

Operation Crook, Line and Stinker
A crooked NYC cop cashes in as a high-tech burglary crew terrorizes homes and businesses.

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

The Fake Housewife of Orange County
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.

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

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

Just a Dollar and a Scheme / Lousy Landlord
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.

Something's Fishy: The Codfather
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.

Scams on Film / God and Gold
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."

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

From Bouncer to Millionaire Fraudster
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.
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