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American Greed - S16 - E14

In sunny San Diego, entrepreneur and real estate developer Gina Champion-Cain lures in investors with a glamorous image and promises of sky-high returns on short-term liquor license loans.

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American Greed: Season 16 - 24 Episode s

16x1 - The Life & Crimes of Joel Greenberg
January 5, 2022
Joel Greenberg is a privileged millennial from a rich Florida family who one day decides to run for Seminole County Tax Collector and wins; once in office, he embarks on a breathtaking series of crimes, ranging from fraud to sex trafficking.
16x2 - Theranos CEO on Trial
January 12, 2022
Theranos, now back in the news with the blockbuster trial of founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes. Former employees, whistleblowers and even a family friend-turned-foe provide new insights into the company’s leadership and the mysterious long-term relationship between Holmes and her top deputy, Sunny Balwani.
16x3 - How WeWork Went Wild
January 19, 2022
Inside the rise and near-collapse of WeWork, the startup co-founded by its former CEO, Adam Neumann, who mesmerizes venture capitalists with grandiose promises, even though WeWork turns out to be a traditional real estate leasing business.
16x4 - Boeing’s Deadly Design
January 26, 2022
Two new Boeing 737 Max jets fall out of the sky five months apart, killing 346 people; investigators home in on a software program known as MCAS; some critics say the real culprit is a corporate culture that values shareholders over passengers.
16x5 - The Biggest Theft of All Time?
February 2, 2022
Jho Low is accused of being one of the biggest thieves the world has ever seen; authorities say he’s the mastermind of an international scheme to steal over billion from the government of Malaysia.
16x6 - The Kingpin Next Door
February 9, 2022
The story of a suburban Eagle Scout turned Dark Web drug lord; Aaron Shamo launches a new type of American drug ring, recruiting other Utah millennials to help him manufacture deadly counterfeit opioids and sell them online.
16x7 - The Polygamist & The Bio Fuel Baron
September 27, 2022
CEO Jacob Kingston appears to be a rising star in Utah’s fledgling biofuel industry, until a member of a secretive polygamist group called The Order reveals that Kingston is committing a 1.1 billion dollar fraud.
16x8 - Chasing Tesla
October 4, 2022
Serial entrepreneur Trevor Milton founds the electric vehicle company Nikola, which suggests it will be the next Tesla, but for long-haul trucks.
16x9 - COVID Cons
October 11, 2022
While an estimated billion in COVID relief funds is stolen, this seasoned family of fraudsters easily grabs millions of dollars Americans desperately need to buy themselves mansions, jewelry and gold.
16x10 - The Accused Crypto Couple
October 18, 2022
In February 2022, the Justice Department announced charges against Heather Rhiannon Morgan and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein for their alleged roles in the conspiracy to launder .5 billion in stolen Bitcoin cryptocurrency. Heather Morgan was as also known as 'Razzlekhan', a fledgling rap artist.
16x11 - Financial Infidelity
October 25, 2022
Purported entrepreneur Antonio Mariot Wilson changes his name, pitch, and act to play a series of roles, and the inveterate huckster fleeces unsuspecting investors for decades, including television star Jenifer Lewis. In this installment, Jenifer Lewis opens up about her relationship with Antonio Wilson and how it went from a storybook romance to a nightmare. In the end, Antonio Mariot Wilson, aka 'Brice Carrington' and 'Dr. Tony Mariot', age 58, was sentenced in March 2021 to 8 years in federal prison for deceiving women he met online and elsewhere into investing ...
16x12 - The Spy Who Conned Me
November 1, 2022
This installment discusses Garrison Courtney, who infiltrated Washington DC's intelligence circles. In doing so, he collected .5 million dollars with his tall tales of running a top-secret national security operation for the CIA, the Central Intelligence Agency. Now age 44, when Courtney's lies unraveled after four years of fraud, he was apprehended and was sentenced in October 2020 in federal court in Alexandria, VA to seven years in prison.
16x13 - Million Dollar Prison Kickback
November 15, 2022
Chris Epps charms his way from prison guard to the top post of Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner. Once in office, he siphons off millions in bribes and kickbacks.
16x14 - California Schemin’
November 22, 2022
In sunny San Diego, entrepreneur and real estate developer Gina Champion-Cain lures in investors with a glamorous image and promises of sky-high returns on short-term liquor license loans.
16x15 - Streaming and Scheming
November 29, 2022
Zachary Horwitz has dreams of making it big in Hollywood; while his onscreen career never quite flourishes, Horwitz acts his way into raising more than million for an investment opportunity that is completely bogus.
16x16 - The Decline of a Dynasty
December 6, 2022
American Greed Murdaugh Saga, Part 1: Alex Murdaugh, a well-respected lawyer from a prominent family is accused of stealing millions of dollars from the suffering clients who turn to him for his legal knowledge, compassion and help. This brazen act of fraud results in the decline of a dynasty. This installment discusses details about the deaths and multiple legal cases surrounding South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who was accused of killing his wife and son in June 2021. The sprawling investigation into the prominent and powerful Murdaugh family uncovers years of unchecked power and privilege that has allegedly resulted in years of fraud, conspiracy, corruption and murder.
16x17 - A Legacy of Fraud
December 13, 2022
American Greed Murdaugh Saga, Part 2: Alex Murdaugh, a well-respected lawyer from a prominent family is accused of stealing millions of dollars from the suffering clients who turn to him for his legal knowledge, compassion and help. This brazen act of fraud results in the decline of a dynasty. This installment discusses details about the deaths and multiple legal cases surrounding South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who was accused of killing his wife and son in June 2021. The sprawling investigation into the prominent and powerful Murdaugh family uncovers years of unchecked power and privilege that has allegedly resulted in years of fraud, conspiracy, corruption and murder.
16x18 - The Busted Mogul
December 20, 2022
Lobsang Dargey escapes from Tibet, makes his way to the United States, marries into a sports superstar's family, and builds a real estate empire. But his success is built on lies.
16x19 - Follow the Juul Money
January 24, 2023
When an epidemic of teenage nicotine addiction breaks out across the country, some people ask whether Juul's founders are intent on saving lives or targeting the next generation.
16x20 - VIP Schemers
January 30, 2023
Convicted fraudster and identity thief Tracii Show Hutsona is once again up on federal charges after a high-profile client discovers more than million missing from her bank accounts.
16x21 - Preaching Pyramid Schemes
February 7, 2023
Marlon and LaShonda Moore are accused of exploiting vulnerable people during the pandemic and convincing thousands of their fans to invest in their illegal scheme; regulators claim the Moore's "blessed" themselves to the tune of millions of dollars.
16x22 - Drunk with Power
February 21, 2023
With his long white beard, ponytail and ubiquitous advertising, a former police officer who is now an attorney, James Morris Balagia of Manor, Texas, is also known as the 'D.W.I. Dude'. He is well-known in Texas as a flamboyant defense lawyer who can get 'drunk driving' defendants out of a jam. His advertising slogan was, 'Busted? Call the Dude!'. However, he pocketed money that he told drug dealers would be used to bribe officials, prosecutors said. In the end, when Jamie Balagia, now age 65, got convicted for his crimes in May 2021, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
16x23 - Fame, Fortune & Fraud
February 28, 2023
Covers a film financier company's scheme, involving bank fraud, wire fraud, and spanning eight (8) years.
16x24 - Lawyers, Lies, and a Housewife
March 1, 2023
Personal injury attorney Tom Girardi posits himself as a champion for the little guy, but jilted clients cry foul when they discover him cheating them out of millions of dollars in settlement money as Girardi's wife flaunts her wealth on reality television. Girardi was the subject of 205 attorney ethics complaints between 1982 and June 2022 when he was disbarred in California.

16x1 - The Life & Crimes of Joel Greenberg

16x2 - Theranos CEO on Trial

16x3 - How WeWork Went Wild

16x4 - Boeing’s Deadly Design

16x5 - The Biggest Theft of All Time?

16x6 - The Kingpin Next Door

16x7 - The Polygamist & The Bio Fuel Baron

16x8 - Chasing Tesla

16x9 - COVID Cons

16x10 - The Accused Crypto Couple

16x11 - Financial Infidelity

16x12 - The Spy Who Conned Me

16x13 - Million Dollar Prison Kickback

16x14 - California Schemin’

16x15 - Streaming and Scheming

16x16 - The Decline of a Dynasty

16x17 - A Legacy of Fraud

16x18 - The Busted Mogul

16x19 - Follow the Juul Money

16x20 - VIP Schemers

16x21 - Preaching Pyramid Schemes

16x22 - Drunk with Power

16x23 - Fame, Fortune & Fraud

16x24 - Lawyers, Lies, and a Housewife

S0: Specials

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5

S6: Season 6

S7: Season 7

S8: Season 8

S9: Season 9

S10: Season 10

S11: Season 11

S12: Season 12

S13: Season 13

S14: Season 14

S15: Season 15

S16: Season 16