American Greed

American Greed - CNBC

CNBC

Docuseries

2007

TVPG

Newsmagazine

Docudrama

Crime

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.

Where to Stream

2007–2023 Docuseries 15 Seasons292 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Saturday, June 21

The Wealth Builder Club

Season 7 • Episode 2

The son of a preacher bilks believers out of nearly $65 million promising huge returns.

Saturday, June 21

Jamaican Lottery Scam

Season 10 • Episode 12

Scammers use call centers in Jamaica to flood the U.S. with lies about lottery winnings.

Saturday, June 21

Talk Radio Takedown

Season 7 • Episode 9

Trevor Cook runs an investment fund and solicits $190 million from U.S. investors.

Saturday, June 21

In Harm's Way

Season 9 • Episode 12

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

Saturday, June 21

A Mother's Costly Revenge

Season 10 • Episode 3

A financial fraudster seeks revenge after being jailed for propositioning his assistant's daughter.

Saturday, June 21

Vanity and Greed: Deadly Beauty

Season 10 • Episode 4

Authorities charge a nurse with murder after an illegal silicone injection leads to death.

Saturday, June 21

The Polka King Con

Season 12 • Episode 4

Polka band leader Jan Lewan rips off his fans with false promises of sizable investment returns.

Saturday, June 21

Boeing's Deadly Design

Season 15 • Episode 4

Two new Boeing 737 Max jets fall out of the sky five months apart, killing 346 people.

Saturday, June 21

The Fast and the Fraudulent

Season 13 • Episode 9

Scott Tucker swindles millions with his online loan business, using profits to fuel a race car team.

Saturday, June 21

Murderous Plot Meets Reality TV

Season 12 • Episode 3

A sexy Florida former escort plots to take her husband's money and his life.

Sunday, June 22

Recipe for Murder

Season 11 • Episode 9

A successful businesswoman is targeted by a serial grifter who poisons her for money.

Sunday, June 22

Allen Stanford: The Dark Knight

Season 6 • Episode 17

Allen Stanford is sentenced to 110 years in prison for running a 20-year Ponzi scheme.

Sunday, June 22

Detroit's Crime Boss Mayor

Season 8 • Episode 6

A former Detroit mayor and his friends abuse public funds and cost the city millions.

Wednesday, June 25

Boeing's Deadly Design

Season 15 • Episode 4

Two new Boeing 737 Max jets fall out of the sky five months apart, killing 346 people.

Thursday, June 26

Red Carpet Rip-Off

Season 11 • Episode 15

Musician Donald "Ski" Johnson uses his Jazz for Life foundation to make empty promises to donors.

Friday, June 27

Wine, Women and Fraud

Season 11 • Episode 16

A man scams millions from rich wine clients to live a luxurious life, but is then himself scammed.

Friday, June 27

The Real Dr. Death

Season 14 • Episode 3

A delusional, debt-ridden spine surgeon maims and even kills patients in botched surgeries.

Friday, June 27

Baby-Faced Drug Lords

Season 12 • Episode 19

Florida teenagers cash in on the opioid crisis, then they expand their operation.

Friday, June 27

From Bouncer to Millionaire Fraudster

Season 12 •

Bars, strip clubs and nightclubs shell out millions to an insurance company founded by a bouncer.

Friday, June 27

Lawyers, Lies, and a Housewife

Season 15 • Episode 24

Personal injury attorney Tom Girardi faced lawsuits for stealing his clients' settlement money.

Friday, June 27

Diagnosis: Temptress Health Scam

Season 13 • Episode 8

Entrepreneur Keisha Williams scams with medical money-making technology that never materializes.

Saturday, June 28

The Fake Prince's Royal Scam

Season 13 • Episode 7

An outlandish con artist poses as a Saudi royal to cheat investors out of millions.

Saturday, June 28

The Lady Killer

Season 7 • Episode 12

A Florida man wins millions in the lottery then disappears.

Sunday, June 29

Online Dating Trap

Season 12 • Episode 14

Claiming to be a stockbroker, Daylon Pierce woos women through dating sites and robs them blind.

Sunday, June 29

The Falcon and the Con Man

Season 8 • Episode 7

A man attempts suicide and confesses to an extraordinary fraud that he perpetrated.

Monday, June 30

Extreme Home Ripoffs; Greedings From Florida

Season 8 • Episode 8

Two scheming brothers use a home remodeling businesses to rip off Chicago homeowners.

Tuesday, July 1

Theranos CEO on Trial

Season 15 • Episode 2

Insights into Theranos' leadership and the relationship between Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani.

Wednesday, July 2

How WeWork Went Wild

Season 15 • Episode 3

Inside the rise and near-collapse of WeWork, the startup co-founded by Adam Neumann.

Thursday, July 3

COVID Cons

Season 15 • Episode 9

An estimated $100 billion in COVID relief funds is stolen by fraudsters.

Thursday, July 3

Biggest Cons: The College Admissions Scandal

Rick Singer awaits sentencing for his role as mastermind of the $25,000,000 Varsity Blues scandal.

Thursday, July 3

Biggest Cons: Madoff Behind Bars

Bernie Madoff's life in prison, the lives of his victims, and the search for his stolen billions.

Thursday, July 3

Biggest Cons: The Real Wolf of Wall Street

Jordan Belfort files a lawsuit against the production company of a film based on his life story.

Thursday, July 3

Biggest Cons: The Most Hated Man in America

Former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli goes to prison for defrauding investors.

Thursday, July 3

Biggest Cons:Billionaire Boys Bust

John Bravata uses free seminars to lure victims into his $50 million real estate investment scam.

Friday, July 4

Brooklyn's Madoff; Corrupted Software

Season 7 • Episode 10

A Brooklyn investment manager starts the longest running Ponzi scheme in history.

Friday, July 4

Rapper$ Delight; The Grapes of Greed

Season 7 • Episode 13

A former bank robber makes millions by promoting musicians; a man's fake fine wine storage business.

Friday, July 4

Murder in Memphis

Season 8 • Episode 1

A wife finds out her insurance agent husband has been selling bogus annuities.

Friday, July 4

Detroit's Crime Boss Mayor

Season 8 • Episode 6

A former Detroit mayor and his friends abuse public funds and cost the city millions.

Friday, July 4

Hail to the Thief

Season 8 • Episode 14

A former Army intelligence officer steals millions through a fake veterans' charity.

Friday, July 4

Friends Without Benefits

Season 9 • Episode 14

Mutual Benefits buys life insurance policies from the chronically ill and fraudulently resells them.

Friday, July 4

Making a Killing; Doctor Drug Dealer

Season 11 • Episode 7

A motivational speaker murders for cash; a doctor makes millions writing illegal pain prescriptions.

Friday, July 4

Junk in a Box; Been Caught Stealing

Season 11 • Episode 10

Cancer charities that give back little; a family brings in millions by shoplifting.

Friday, July 4

Neighborhood Inferno

Season 11 • Episode 17

Scammers blow up a house for insurance money, but end up engulfing dozens of homes in flames.

Friday, July 4

Family Fortune Feud

Season 10 • Episode 19

Tension arises when a son is accused of squandering millions on sex, diamonds and fraud.

Friday, July 4

Silk Road: Digital Drug Dealers

Season 10 • Episode 20

Federal agents seek to unmask the mastermind of the world's largest underground drug bazaar.

Friday, July 4

Lesson in Greed; Soldier Scam

Season 11 • Episode 19

A school supply vendor steals millions from Detroit public schools; crooks impersonate military men.

Friday, July 4

The Decline of a Dynasty

Season 15 • Episode 16

A lawyer is accused of stealing millions from the suffering clients who turn to him for help.

Friday, July 4

A Legacy of Fraud

Season 15 • Episode 17

A sprawling investigation into the prominent and powerful Murdaugh family.

Friday, July 4

The Kingpin Next Door

Season 15 • Episode 6

Aaron Shamo launches a new type of American drug ring, selling deadly counterfeit opioids online.

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