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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    American Greed Season 1 Episode 1 - Hook, Line and Sucker / Maxfield Parish Art Heist
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    #1 - Hook, Line and Sucker / Maxfield Parish Art Heist

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    Case 1: Hook, Line and Sucker Barry Hunt—a successful con artist who left a coast-to-coast trail of deception, deceit and empty bank accounts. A profile of Hunt’s crime and the investors who bought his story. Case 2: Maxfield Parish Art Heist A daring heist. Under the cover of darkness, a hole is expertly cut in the roof. An alarm goes haywire. Two paintings by famed American Artist Maxfield Parrish disappear into the night.

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  2. American Greed Season 1 Episode 2 - The Imposter: Dr. Barnes / Interstate Bank Mart Bandit
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    #2 - The Imposter: Dr. Barnes / Interstate Bank Mart Bandit

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    Case 1: The Imposter: Dr. Barnes For twenty years he was an imposter doctor! Dr. Gerald Barnes has a thriving practice specializing in "executive" medical exams. His salary is six-figures and life is good. But there's a problem: he's not the real Dr. Gerald Barnes. Case 2: Interstate Bank Mart Bandit He leaves no clues behind, only a trail of broken dreams and empty bank accounts. Forty-three robberies in 20 months. The M.O. is always the same. Police say it's the work of one man: "The Interstate Bank Mart Bandit!".

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  3. American Greed Season 1 Episode 3 - Art Heist: Fine Arts Express / Medical Scams: Dr. Martinez
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    #3 - Art Heist: Fine Arts Express / Medical Scams: Dr. Martinez

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    Case 1: Art Heist: Fine Arts Express A museum quality art collection worth more than $4 million dollars is stolen! Two men, who in a twist of fate, end up working at Fine Arts Express, together hatch a plan to steal the art… museum quality pieces by Picasso, Matisse, and Rothko. Case 2: Medical Scams: Dr. Martinez It sounds like a nightmare—long needles repeatedly jabbed to a patient’s back. But for Dr. Jorge Martinez, it's routine business. Expensive, painful and unnecessary shots are all part of a multi-million dollar billing scheme.

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  4. American Greed Season 1 Episode 4 - Meth Identity Thieves / The Wheaton Bandit
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    #4 - Meth Identity Thieves / The Wheaton Bandit

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    Case 1: Meth Identity Thieves It's a new crime wave rippling across the west; thieves are committing identity theft to fund their meth drug addictions. Victims are robbed. But the thief takes more than money, the victim's identity is stolen, too. Case 2: The Wheaton Bandit Wheaton, Illinois - considered a nice place to raise a family. But a shadow hangs over this affluent Chicago suburb. A serial bank robber is armed and ready for a fight.

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  5. American Greed Season 1 Episode 5 - Religious Prey: Baptist Foundation of Arizona / Medical Scams: Dr. Mikos
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    #5 - Religious Prey: Baptist Foundation of Arizona / Medical Scams: Dr. Mikos

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    Case 1: Religious Prey: Baptist Foundation of Arizona The Baptist Foundation of Arizona is a non-profit fundraiser dedicated to the church. Investors believe their money will be secure but millions are lost! “American Greed" unravels the elaborate Ponzi scheme which left a religious community betrayed and baffled. Case 2: Medical Scams: Dr. Mikos The story of a murderous Chicago doctor who bilked Medicare! He’s a caring doctor with a sterling bedside manner. His practice is lucrative. But beneath the charm lies a con artist; a doctor playing the system and making off with more than a million.

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  6. American Greed Season 1 Episode 6 - Religious Prey: Greater Ministries Int'l / It Takes a Thief
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    #6 - Religious Prey: Greater Ministries Int'l / It Takes a Thief

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    Case 1: Religious Prey: Greater Ministries International A story of religious fraud; a $500 million dollar pyramid scheme. Church founder Gerald Payne has a plan for the faithful to gift the church and double their money. American Greed profiles one of the most lucrative pyramid schemes in history. Case 2: It takes a Thief A thief leads a double life.

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  7. American Greed Season 2 Episode 1 - The Martin Frankel Case
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    #7 - The Martin Frankel Case

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    Financier Martin Frankel, a con-man who vanished with $200 million dollars! A story of money laundering, prostitution, bizarre sex and drug abuse.

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  8. American Greed Season 2 Episode 2 - When Greed and Giving Collide / Confessions of a Con Man
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    #8 - When Greed and Giving Collide / Confessions of a Con Man

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    When Greed and Giving Collide A major charity scam...John Bennett's "Foundation for New Era Philanthropy" stole millions of dollars from unsuspecting patrons. A story of deception, theft and "American Greed." Confessions of a Con Man Eric Stein, mastermind of one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Nevada history, cost his victims nearly $34 million dollars.

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  9. American Greed Season 2 Episode 3 - Unsolved: $300 Million Art Heist / Preying on Faith
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    #9 - Unsolved: $300 Million Art Heist / Preying on Faith

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    Unsolved: $300 Million Art Heist A dark night. A clever plan. $300 million in art is stolen from a Boston museum. Paintings by Rembrandt, Vermeer and Manuet disappear into the night! Preying on Faith He's a man of faith and his name is Abraham Kennard. But this pastor preys on his flock. Trusting Christians from small, struggling churches who are hoping to better their communities hand over their savings to this pastor. But instead, as many as 1600 churches nationwide are swindled out of $10 million.

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  10. American Greed Season 2 Episode 4 - Stealing $$$ From Scientologists / The Art of Fraud
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    #10 - Stealing $$$ From Scientologists / The Art of Fraud

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    Stealing $$$ From Scientologists A religious man leads a deceptive life and scams investors out of more than $600 million! The rise and fall of Scientologist minister Reed Slatkin is a story of "American Greed." The Art of Fraud Enter the mysterious world of art fraud. An elaborate sting operation exposes Dr. Vilas Likhite, a doctor stripped of his medical license who begins a new career as a con man selling fake art treasures!

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  11. American Greed Season 2 Episode 5 - Deadly RX For Greed
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    #11 - Deadly RX For Greed

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    Patients are at risk. A respected pharmacist is on the take. Robert Courtney mixes a prescription of greed; diluting life-saving drugs and the hopes of cancer patients.

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  12. American Greed Season 2 Episode 6 - Inside the WorldCom Scam / DHS: Department of Hollywood Scams
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    #12 - Inside the WorldCom Scam / DHS: Department of Hollywood Scams

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    Inside the WorldCom Scam Inside the WorldCom Scam - Bernard Ebbers, CEO of WorldCom, rises from rags to riches. But the "telecom cowboy" becomes the poster child for everything that went wrong on Wall Street in the 1990s. WorldCom's eventual downfall shakes the financial community and the lives of thousands of investors. - American Greed investigates one of the most notorious cases of corporate fraud in US history. DHS: Department of Hollywood Scams It reads like a Hollywood script: Joseph Medawar is a hotshot television producer. He creates a new action packed adventure series based on real-life national security cases. Investors fund the project. But there's no show.... only a scam to rob investors out of millions of dollars!

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  13. American Greed Season 2 Episode 7 - The Rise and Fall of Cybernet
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    #13 - The Rise and Fall of Cybernet

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    A conman. Some say an "evil genius." The once- chairman of Cybernet, a wildly successful global technology company, stands accused of stealing millions in an elaborate fraud. American Greed profiles one of the biggest scams of the 21st century!

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  14. American Greed Season 2 Episode 8 - Party's Over - Tyco's Kozlowski
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    #14 - Party's Over - Tyco's Kozlowski

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    Dennis Kozlowski, once described as "The Most Aggressive CEO in America," now sits behind bars. A poster boy of excess, the former CEO of Tyco stole millions from his company, using the money for a lavish party, a gilded shower curtain and expensive art. American Greed goes behind prison walls for a rare glimpse into Kozlowski's personal life and one of the biggest cases of white collar theft in U.S. history

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  15. American Greed Season 2 Episode 9 - Driven By Greed / Conned in the Caribbean
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    #15 - Driven By Greed / Conned in the Caribbean

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    It's called the "Miracle Car Club." Starting with members of their own church and then branching out, two young men take investors for a ride to the tune of more than $21 million. American Greed profiles one of the largest car scams in U.S. history! It was known as the Miracle Cars scam. Conned in the Caribbean It sounds too good to be true. An offshore bank promises astronomical returns to investors...100% guaranteed. But, the bank is a sham and investors lose more than $170 million!

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  16. American Greed Season 2 Episode 10 - Robbing Hollywood's A-List / Soaking The Rich at Auction
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    #16 - Robbing Hollywood's A-List / Soaking The Rich at Auction

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    Robbing Hollywood's A-List Dana Giacchetto advises Hollywood's hottest stars... and finds his own fame and fortune. But, his star-power fades when nearly $10 million goes missing! Soaking The Rich at Auction He's an art collector, the former chairman of Sotheby's and a convicted felon. Alfred Taubman takes us inside the price-fixing scandal at Christie's and Sotheby's.

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  17. American Greed Season 3 Episode 1 - The Bonnie and Clyde of Mortgage Fraud
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    #17 - The Bonnie and Clyde of Mortgage Fraud

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    An attractive, sinfully dishonest Tampa mortgage broker meets a single mom looking for love. Together they team up and make millions in the real estate market. In a tell-all exclusive interview, Matt Cox and Rebecca Hauck explain how lust and greed are a hot combination for fraud.

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  18. American Greed Season 3 Episode 2 - Boy Band Mogul
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    #18 - Boy Band Mogul

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    Lou Pearlman... the legendary manager of boy bands like *NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys... the king of an entertainment empire that crumbles. Pearlman lives a glamorous life of fame, fancy cars... and crime. He's the mastermind who scams $500 million from investors!

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  19. American Greed Season 3 Episode 3 - A Wall Street Wonder Takes a Fall
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    #19 - A Wall Street Wonder Takes a Fall

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    Richard Scrushy is the Superstar CEO of HealthSouth, a huge provider of outpatient rehab services. But, the billionaire falls from grace after federal prosecutors accuse him of masterminding a $2.7 billion dollar fraud!

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  20. American Greed Season 3 Episode 4 - Two Brothers, Two Murders
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    #20 - Two Brothers, Two Murders

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    Multi-millionaire businessmen and brothers Andrew and Robert Kissel have it all...beautiful families, mansions, country clubs, and fast cars. They appear to live charmed lives. But, the Kissel brothers’ good fortune runs out and ends in murder. Who would want them dead?

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  21. American Greed Season 3 Episode 5 - Skin Doctor Takes His Cut / Revolutionary Guru of Greed
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    #21 - Skin Doctor Takes His Cut / Revolutionary Guru of Greed

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    A respected doctor. Trusting patients. Dr. Michael Rosin runs a thriving dermatology practice specializing in a highly effective procedure for skin cancer. But, Dr. Rosin’s surgery isn’t just a cancer treatment... it’s a goldmine.

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  22. American Greed Season 3 Episode 6 - Strippers and Insider Trading / Economan: Superthief
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    #22 - Strippers and Insider Trading / Economan: Superthief

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    A shocking scheme to use strippers to solicit information from Wall Street bankers. Another plan to steal secrets and cash in on stock that's about to soar. Two young traders, David Pajcin and Eugene Plotkin, are the masterminds behind a complex Wall Street con. Al Parish. An economics professor. A trusted financial advisor. A genius. But the self-proclaimed "Economan" is the suspected mastermind behind an $80 million investment scam.

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  23. American Greed Season 3 Episode 7 - The Mustang Ranch: Money, Women and Murder
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    #23 - The Mustang Ranch: Money, Women and Murder

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    The Mustang Ranch. It's the famous brothel where sex is always for sale. Joe Conforte is the pioneering pimp who makes millions peddling sex at the Nevada Ranch. He’s creates a brothel empire and defies the law. But his thirst for power and influence ultimately bring him down.

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  24. American Greed Season 3 Episode 8 - The Body Snatcher
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    #24 - The Body Snatcher

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    A disgraced dentist carves out a gruesome new business. From a secret room in a Brooklyn funeral home he runs a multi-million dollar business... cutting up corpses and stripping the bodies for parts. Michael Mastromarino's is a modern day body snatcher!

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  25. American Greed Season 4 Episode 1 - Suicide is Painless
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    #25 - Suicide is Painless

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    An enigmatic hedge fund manager desperate to succeed... and the scam that bilked investors out of $300 million! Sam Israel lived through the most decadent era in human history. His hunger for fame and fortune... his greed, ultimately leads to a bridge and a suicide note. This is the strange story of a con artist who fell for the ultimate con himself!

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Best Episodes Summary

"Hook, Line and Sucker / Maxfield Parish Art Heist" is the best rated episode of "American Greed". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/21/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Imposter: Dr. Barnes / Interstate Bank Mart Bandit".