American Greed
  • American Greed

  • When it's on

    May 28, 2012 3:00PM
    Loan Scam: Money for Nothing/Hawaiian Punched: Fraud in Paradise
    A sting operation brings down a Denver businessman; a charismatic con man uses the promise of huge returns to put $30 million in his own pocket.
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SHOW DESCRIPTION

Stacy Keach narrates this 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.