16 episodes

American Greed - Season 9

First aired Jan 15, 2015Season 9

Browse all 16 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

A Con Man's Deadly Revenge

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Jan 15, 201543 min

A coin collector and his brother start mail order coin businesses. They go bankrupt in 2008. After they're jailed, one plots murder of the judge and prosecutor.

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Episode 2

The Playboy of Indiana

NR
Jan 22, 201543 min

A multimillion-dollar yacht, 80 sports cars, a Playboy centerfold girlfriend. Tim Durham is the picture of success as a fix -it-and-flip-it business king. But he’s actually running a $200 million fraud from the comfort of his 12,000 square-foot home.

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Episode 3

Ea$y Being Green / Burglar To The Stars

NR
Jan 29, 201543 min

(1) Con man Rodney Hailey runs a fake green energy business and collects millions by scamming major corporations. A fleet of luxury cars that litters the front of his home draws suspicion and leads authorities to the dirty money he makes on clean fuel. (2) Cat burglar Blane Nordahl targets the homes of wealthy individuals across the East Coast, showing an exclusive interest in hallmarked antique silver.

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Episode 4

A Widow's Web

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Feb 5, 201543 min

Rich husband, beautiful wife, perfect life. Pamela Phillips and Gary Triano are Tucson's golden couple. But their life unravels in a fury of greed and hate. When Gary ends up dead, all eyes are on Phillips. Could she kill for money?

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Episode 5

The Cash King

NR
Feb 12, 201543 min

No investment idea is too exotic for visionary entrepreneur James “The Cash King” Duncan. He sets his sights on strip clubs, real estate, Iraqi currency, diamonds, and even mind control technology.

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Episode 6

The Dirtiest Con

NR
Feb 19, 201543 min

Sixteen-year-old Barry Minkow starts ZZZZ Best Carpet Cleaners and quickly realizes there's more cash in fraud.

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Episode 7

Charity Begins at Home

NR
Feb 26, 201543 min

Claudio Osorio casts himself as a brilliant international business tycoon to scam big money and big names. This crook steals more than $40 million from investors and the US government through a bogus company and schemes to build homes for the poor.

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Episode 8

The Real Wolf of Wall Street

NR
Mar 5, 201543 min

Stockbroker Jordan Belfort runs a sex, drugs and rock 'n’ roll brokerage firm. He pleads guilty to fraud and does jail time. After his release, Belfort gets a Hollywood makeover, but do his victims get justice?

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Episode 9

Kevin Trudeau’s Secrets / Remington Steal

NR
Jul 10, 201543 min

(1) The infomercial pitchman who claimed he was broke and could not pay a $37.6 million fine imposed by the Federal Trade Commission is chronicled. (2) An examination of Remington Financial Group's advanced-fee scam that defrauded investors in small businesses.

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Episode 10

Fake It to Make It / Kill the Witnesses

NR
Jan 17, 201543 min

Case 1: “Ferrari” Mike Banuelos steals musical artists’ money and their dreams. His Ferrari lifestyle drives them in the fast lane, but his promotional acumen leaves his investors to crash and burn. Case 2: Former IRS Agent Steven Martinez may seem like a normal accountant, but when he’s caught in a $12 million fraud, he diverts taxpayer money to the ultimate crime…. Murder.

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Episode 11

Vintage Wine Fraud

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Jul 24, 201543 min

Counterfeit wine dealer Rudy Kurniawan dominates the fine wine scene, making millions selling his cheap basement blends through elite auction houses.

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Episode 12

In Harm’s Way

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Jul 30, 201543 min

A US military contractor loots his company of $190 million and goes on a wild spending spree.

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Episode 13

The Lawyer Lies / Black Gold Bust

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Oct 16, 201543 min

(1) Indiana personal injury lawyer William Conour helps himself to desperate clients’ settlement money, pocketing millions. (2) Phony oil tycoon Gary Milby guarantees gushers of money to investors from his Kentucky oil wells.

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Episode 14

Friends Without Benefits

NR
Oct 23, 201543 min

Mutual Benefits buys life insurance policies from aids patients, the chronically ill, and seniors and fraudulently resells them as low risk investments to clients. When medical advances help patients live longer, Mutual Benefits collects new investor money to pay returns. 30,000 people get caught in the $1.25 billion ponzi scheme.

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Episode 15

The Spy Who Scammed Me

NR
Oct 30, 201543 min

A private security contractor is a James Bond wannabe who spins lies to desperate clients.

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Episode 16

The Sky's the Limit

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Nov 6, 201543 min

Ross Mandell’s company Sky Capital has hundreds of employees and investors and he’s living like a king. It’s a huge coup for Mandell who was once known as the Bad Boy of Wall Street, had addiction issues, and run-ins with regulators. Turns out, however, that Mandell is up to his old tricks – and the $140 million raised for Sky Capital goes down the drain in a spiral of greed.