About this season
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 to themselves and those around them. Real-life cases are reviewed and involve such criminal activity as credit card scams, identity theft, counterfeiting and Ponzi schemes.
Episodes (20)
1. Ray Nagin - New Orleans Shakedown
Aired 31 March 2016 • 43 min
Disgraced former mayor exploits the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina to pocket bribes and live large.
2. The Surfer Slayer?
Aired 7 April 2016 • 43 min
Jason Derek Brown looks like a wealthy mellow surfer dude, but he's allegedly a stone-cold killer who shoots a security guard five times in the head to steal $56,000 in cash. Authorities say Brown robs an armored car guard to fuel his corrupt playboy lifestyle. This serial con artist leads the FBI on a heart-pumping chase over several western states, and lands on the FBI's Most Wanted list.
3. A Mother's Costly Revenge
Aired 14 April 2016 • 43 min
When fraudster Paul Kruse propositions his assistant's teenage daughter, the angry mom gets him behind bars
4. Vanity and Greed: Deadly Beauty
Aired 28 April 2016 • 43 min
"Nurse” Tracy Lynn Garner gives illegal silicone injections to enhance clients’ curves. When one patient dies, she’s charged with murder.
5. Psychic Fiend’s Network
Aired 12 May 2016 • 43 min
A wealthy timber baron is rolled by a phony psychic for $15 million while her daughter pretends to be in love with him.
6. The Bar Girls Trap
Aired 19 May 2016 • 43 min
Beautiful women with looks that kill are controlled by Russian gangsters to seduce amorous men in nightclubs out of their money and jewelry. It's a super expensive hangover.
7. Sick Profits / Hollywood Swinging
Aired 26 May 2016 • 43 min
In Brooklyn, a mother and son score $50 million in the Bay Medical Clinic scam that kicks back big bucks to patients; and a new studio called Gigapix collects millions from would-be movie producers but it's all a fraud.
8. Capturing The Fugitives
Aired 9 June 2016 • 43 min
Criminals featured on the show are apprehended by law enforcement with the help of vigilant viewers.
9. Six Feet Plunder
Aired 23 June 2016 • 43 min
Doug Cassity sells fake prearranged funeral contracts, amounting to $500 million, with the help of sexy saleswomen.
10. Hack Me If You Can / Goodfella Gone Bad
Aired 25 August 2016 • 43 min
A 28-year-old hacker named Daniel Rigmaiden allegedly steals millions of dollars from the U.S. government; a wise-guy wannabe in witness protection creates a mortgage fraud scam.
11. Sticky Fingers; Life in the Fraud Lane
Aired 23 August 2016 • 43 min
A famous Texas fruitcake bakery's accountant conducts a check writing scam; a self-proclaimed financial wiz rips off investors while he funds a professional race team with money stolen from his church.
12. Jamaican Lottery Scam
Aired 14 July 2016 • 43 min
U.S. law enforcement teams up with Jamaican authorities to stop criminals using call centers in Jamaica to flood the U.S. with lies about lottery millions won by unsuspecting victims.
13. The Bad Neighbors
Aired 4 August 2016 • 43 min
A neighborhood ice cream parlor in West Roxbury, Mass., lands the Palladino family in a major case of fraud.
14. The Phantom Fraudster Of Broadway
Aired 11 August 2016 • 43 min
The Broadway premiere of "Rebecca" implodes thanks to New York stockbroker Mark Hotton, who allegedly swindles millions of dollars from investors.
15. Medical Gloves With Holes
Aired 18 August 2016 • 43 min
A fraudster in California promises to build a medical glove factory in the U.S. and steals millions of dollars from investors.
16. Hack Me If You Can / Goodfella Gone Bad
Aired 25 August 2016 • 43 min
A 28-year-old hacker named Daniel Rigmaiden allegedly steals millions of dollars from the U.S. government; a wise-guy wannabe in witness protection creates a mortgage fraud scam.
17. Seattle Roasted / The Stealing Socialite
Aired 8 September 2016 • 43 min
Darren Berg of Seattle scams several investors, procuring himself two yachts, a private jet and a lakeside mansion; New York socialite Dina Wein Reis executes a grey market selling scam.
18. Diagnosis: Blood Money / Chicago Jailbreak
Aired 15 September 2016 • 43 min
A Michigan doctor treats cancer-free patients with poisonous chemotherapy while taking millions in payment; two Chicago-area bank robbers repel 17 stories to escape the Metropolitan Correctional Center.
19. Family Feud Fortune
Aired 22 September 2016 • 43 min
A once $100 million publishing fortune creates tension between mother and son when he's accused of squandering millions on sex, diamonds, and fraud.
20. Silk Road / Digital Drug Dealers
Aired 29 September 2016 • 43 min
Federal agents seek to unmask the anonymous mastermind of the world's largest online and underground drug bazaar, despite potential corruption in their own ranks.