7.4/108 votes#1 - Murder in Memphis
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 3/19/2014
A wife finds out her insurance agent husband Joe Caronna has been stealing money from their friends by selling bogus annuities.
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- NaN/100 votes
#2 - Young Lust Gone Bust
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 3/26/2014
Middle-aged commercial real estate investor Ed Okun is in love with a boat show model almost half his age. He showers her with jewels, cars, even a helicopter. To fund his hormone-induced multimillion dollar spending spree, Okun steals client money to live large and impress his new bride.
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- 8.0/107 votes
#3 - The Cunning Cowgirl Crook / Dollars for Dumps
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 4/2/2014
(1) A small-town comptroller steals $53 million to fund a horse-breeding empire. (2) A crooked real estate developer lures victims to his phony residential oasis.
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- 6.7/108 votes
#4 - $udden Death / Hip Hop Hustle
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 4/9/2014
(1) Feds investigate financial advisor J.D. Salinas and discover a $39 million scam. (2) A Chicago-area rapper convinces a local businessman that he's got a new gig that doesn't exist.
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- 7.2/106 votes
#5 - Make Me Rich or Die / Kids For Cash
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 4/16/2014
(1) A man threatens investment professionals to make him rich. (2) Two judges get rich off a secret deal to build juvenile detention centers.
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- 9.1/107 votes
#6 - Detroit 'Crime Boss' Mayor
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 4/23/2014
A former Detroit mayor and his friends extort city contractors, abuse public funds and turn the mayor's office into their own cash-making machine.
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- 8.8/106 votes
#7 - The Falcon and the Con Man
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 4/30/2014
A man attempts to commit suicide and confesses to an extraordinary fraud that he perpetrated for the past two decades at a leading commodity futures brokerage.
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- 8.6/105 votes
#8 - Extreme Home Ripoffs / 'Greedings' From Florida
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 6/18/2014
(1) Two brothers ripped off millions from homeowners in a remodeling scheme. (2) A serial scam artist tricks Florida retirees into fake New York real estate investments.
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- 6.4/105 votes
#9 - Insider Trading Trio / Cocaine Cash Cleaner
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 6/25/2014
(1) Three friends go to New York to realize their dreams, which quickly turn criminal. (2) A money trail from drug traffickers leads to a suburban dad and firefighter.
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- NaN/100 votes
#10 - Lights! Camera! Fraud!
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 7/16/2014
An independent film spins out of control when a filmmaker's silent partner and spiritual guru helps himself to investor funds.
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- NaN/100 votes
#11 - The Car Con
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 7/23/2014
Brothers Darain and Cory Atkinson start a business selling vehicle service contracts, but the warranties prove worthless and the brothers pocket millions.
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- NaN/100 votes
#12 - A Wolf in Priest's Clothing
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 7/30/2014
A man concocts a $50 million phony international real estate scheme spending millions on his own lavish lifestyle.
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- NaN/100 votes
#13 - The Home Invaders / Nashville's Predator
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 8/6/2014
(1) Rivertown Financial, a home's equity and owners becoming homeless. (2) A financial planner reaps millions from client accounts, including the 401k of workers at a camp for seriously ill children.
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- 6.6/105 votes
#14 - Hail to the Thief
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 8/13/2014
A former Army intelligence officer known as "Mr. X" stole millions through a fake veterans' charity and eluded authorities by using an array of false identities.
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The Best Episodes of American Greed Season 8
Every episode of American Greed Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Greed Season 8!
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...
Genres:DocumentaryCrime
Network:CNBC
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Murder in Memphis" is the best rated episode of "American Greed" season 8. It scored 7.4/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/19/2014. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Young Lust Gone Bust".