American Greed Podcast

American Greed Podcast

CNBC's longest-running primetime original series, "American Greed" takes you inside the amazing real-life stories of how some people will do anything for money. The award-winning series is narrated by legendary actor Stacy Keach.

Episodes

Clean Teeth, Dirty Laundry

July 1, 2025 • 21 mins
Dangerous curves ahead… sex for sale inside an iconic Chicago community. Dentist Gary Kimmel launders money for sex traffickers by purchasing cars that keep pimps rolling in style and sneaking sex workers in for after-hours repairs. What brings the dentist down? His own big mouth. (Original television broadcast: 2/27/2017)
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Comic Book Murder

June 17, 2025 • 18 mins
Rico Vendetti’s lucrative online stolen goods operation is exposed when he hires the wrong delinquent to do his dirty work. Their scheme to steal an elderly man’s valuable comic book collection turns deadly. (Original television broadcast: 2/27/2017)
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Neighborhood Inferno

June 3, 2025 • 37 mins
In the middle of the night on November 10, 2012, an explosion wreaks havoc in a quiet neighborhood in the Indianapolis suburb Richmond Hill. The blast is so powerful that it moves the needle of an earthquake sensor 26 miles away. The massive explosion destroys homes and takes lives. But this is no accident. As they pick apart this insurance fraud gone wrong, investigators close in on suspects Monserrate Shirley and her conman boyfr...
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Best of Greed: Chasing Tesla

April 1, 2025 • 41 mins
Update: On Friday, March 28th, 2025, the White House confirmed that President Donald Trump has pardoned Trevor Milton, founder of the electric vehicle startup Nikola. Milton, who was sentenced to four years in prison for overstating his company's technology, could now avoid paying hundreds of millions in restitution to defrauded investors due to the pardon. According to the Federal Election Commission, Milton and his wife donated...
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Facebook Face-Off

March 4, 2025 • 21 mins
A man claims to own half of Facebook and says he has the contract to prove it. (Original air date: 6/30/2016)
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From Bouncer to Millionaire Fraudster

February 18, 2025 • 40 mins
Bars, strip clubs and nightclubs shell out millions to an insurance company founded by a bouncer. (Original air date: 10/22/2018)
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An Ungodly Scammer

February 4, 2025 • 40 mins
Ephren Taylor preaches his "safe" investments at church seminars and on the internet. (Original air date: 9/10/2018)
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Dangerous Luxury

January 21, 2025 • 40 mins
Vitaly Borker sells designer knock-off eyewear as genuine; complaining customers are threatened. (Original air date: 6/18/2018)
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Murderous Plot Meets Reality TV

January 7, 2025 • 40 mins
When a sexy Florida former escort plots to take her husband's money and his life, her lover tips off the police and her deadly plan gets caught on tape. (Original air date: 3/12/2018)
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Top Gun of Fraud

December 24, 2024 • 41 mins
A man burns through $52 million from a trust he was hired to protect, buying helicopters, fighter jets, rocket launchers, and a fleet of WWII bombers to feed his fantasy of running "black ops" for the CIA. (Original air date: 9/4/2017)
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Soldier Scam

December 10, 2024 • 19 mins
Heartless crooks use photos of real military men to lure women into sending them love and money. (Original air date: 8/28/2017)
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Lesson in Greed

November 26, 2024 • 21 mins
A school supply vendor steals millions from Detroit public schools by enlisting shady school officials. (Original air date: 8/28/2017)
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Fraud Collectors

November 12, 2024 • 40 mins
Memorabilia legend Bill Mastro rigs bids to scam collectors and sellers. (Original air date: 8/21/2017)
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Wine, Women and Fraud

October 29, 2024 • 40 mins
A man steals millions from rich wine clients, and spends the money on fast cars and faster hookups. (Original air date: 8/7/2017)
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Red Carpet Rip-Off

October 15, 2024 • 40 mins
Musician Donald "Ski" Johnson uses his Jazz for Life foundation to make empty promises to donors. (Original air date: 7/31/2017)
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Art Schlichter: All American Fraud

October 8, 2024 • 40 mins
Former OSU quarterback Art Schlichter's gambling addiction turns him into a con artist. (Original air date: 7/24/2017)
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A Glamorous Showbiz Lie

September 24, 2024 • 40 mins
A man convinces people that he is a movie producer and money management professional while collecting millions to promote his own image. (Original air date: 7/10/2017)
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Junk in a Box

September 10, 2024 • 22 mins
Cancer charities that raise millions but gives only three percent to patients and families. (Original air date: 6/26/2017)
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Deadly Gold Digger

August 27, 2024 • 40 mins
A femme fatale with a way of getting men to do what she wants sets a trap for a multi-millionaire divorcee. (Original air date: 1/23/2017)
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Sneak Peek: The Crimes of Putin's Trader

August 15, 2024 • 14 mins

Hosted by CNBC Senior Washington Correspondent Eamon Javers, this is the secret story of a young Russian oligarch who hacked his way to an illicit $93 million fortune...and the FBI team who finally brought him to justice. For generations, insider trading on Wall Street has been a crime of the American rich: the stereotype of corporate executives passing stock tips at country clubs was not far off. But new cyberwarfare techniques, a...

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