7.2/1012 votes#1 - Hook, Line and Sucker / Maxfield Parish Art Heist
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/21/2007
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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- NaN/100 votes
#2 - The Imposter: Dr. Barnes / Interstate Bank Mart Bandit
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/28/2007
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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- 7.7/1010 votes
#3 - Art Heist: Fine Arts Express / Medical Scams: Dr. Martinez
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/5/2007
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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- 7.3/1013 votes
#4 - Meth Identity Thieves / The Wheaton Bandit
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/2007
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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- 7.5/108 votes
#5 - Religious Prey: Baptist Foundation of Arizona / Medical Scams: Dr. Mikos
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/19/2007
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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- NaN/100 votes
#6 - Religious Prey: Greater Ministries Int'l / It Takes a Thief
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/26/2007
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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Genres:DocumentaryCrime
Network:CNBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Hook, Line and Sucker / Maxfield Parish Art Heist" is the best rated episode of "American Greed" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/21/2007. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "The Imposter: Dr. Barnes / Interstate Bank Mart Bandit".