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American Greed

Season 14 2021
TV-14

  • 2021-01-19T03:00:00Z on CNBC
  • 45m
  • 8h 36m (12 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, Crime
The program focuses on the stories behind some of the biggest corporate and white collar crimes in the United States such as WorldCom, HealthSouth and Tyco. In addition, stories about more common crimes such as insurance fraud, murder, embezzlement, art theft, Ponzi schemes, credit card fraud, bank robbery, money laundering, identity theft, and medical fraud are also featured. Other topics have included the story behind the famous Mustang Ranch in Nevada and the rise and fall of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman. American Greed is narrated by veteran actor Stacey Keach.

12 episodes

Season Premiere

2021-01-19T03:00:00Z

14x01 The Trials of Michael Avenatti

Season Premiere

14x01 The Trials of Michael Avenatti

  • 2021-01-19T03:00:00Z43m

Michael Avenatti makes a splash as the litigator representing porn star Stormy Daniels in her dispute with Donald Trump...but it’s soon revealed that he has legal troubles of his own brewing.

2021-01-26T03:00:00Z

14x02 Nightmare at NXIVM

14x02 Nightmare at NXIVM

  • 2021-01-26T03:00:00Z43m

Keith Raniere is a god-like figure in his mysterious organization NXIVM. Using his powers of persuasion along with classic multilevel marketing techniques, he amasses thousands of followers.

2021-02-02T03:00:00Z

14x03 The Real Dr. Death

14x03 The Real Dr. Death

  • 2021-02-02T03:00:00Z43m

A delusional, debt-ridden, and allegedly drug-dabbling spine surgeon maims and even kills patients in one botched surgery after another. It falls to two colleagues to step in where others won’t.

As the opioid epidemic destroys the lives of millions of Americans, billionaire drug mogul John Kapoor looks to cash in. His company, Insys, has its own brand of potentially deadly fentanyl.

2021-02-16T03:00:00Z

14x05 A Family Vanishes

14x05 A Family Vanishes

  • 2021-02-16T03:00:00Z43m

When all four members of the McStay family seemingly vanish into thin air, a yearslong quest for answers begins; a biker in the Mojave Desert finds the family members' bodies in shallow graves; a close friend of the family falls under suspicion.

Crowdfunded charities are supposed raise funds for good causes, but some are actually scams.

2021-06-08T02:00:00Z

14x07 Inside El Chapo's Empire

14x07 Inside El Chapo's Empire

  • 2021-06-08T02:00:00Z43m

Few are familiar with the betrayal that helped land Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, billionaire drug lord and for years the world's most wanted man, in prison; the Flores twins earned El Chapo's trust and then helped the Feds put him away for life.

2021-06-15T02:00:00Z

14x08 The Con in Congress

14x08 The Con in Congress

  • 2021-06-15T02:00:00Z43m

California Congressman Duncan Hunter and his wife, Margaret, looked like the perfect political power couple but instead of serving the public these partners in life conspired to help themselves to hundreds of thousands in campaign dollars.

T.R. Wright -- the architect of what's been called the wildest insurance fraud scheme Texas has ever seen -- shares his almost-too-crazy-to-be-true story with American Greed.

2021-06-29T02:00:00Z

14x10 The Imposter

14x10 The Imposter

  • 2021-06-29T02:00:00Z43m

Ed Shin is an entrepreneur, churchgoer and family man; when his business partner suddenly vanishes, prompting the family to seek answers, a private eye digs into Shin's past and finds something horrifying.

2021-07-06T02:00:00Z

14x11 Burned by Greed

14x11 Burned by Greed

  • 2021-07-06T02:00:00Z43m

How multibillion-dollar company Pacific Gas & Electric comes to repeatedly kill its customers by putting profits over safety as alleged by critics.

Season Finale

2021-07-20T02:00:00Z

14x12 A Father's Fraud

Season Finale

14x12 A Father's Fraud

  • 2021-07-20T02:00:00Z43m

Karl Karlsen is a hardworking man with what seems to be a terrible streak of bad luck, as his wife and son both die in accidents nearly 20 years apart; Karl has a secret: their suspicious deaths have been keeping his bank account full.

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