American Greed - The Dirtiest Con -

After serving just over seven years in prison for turning his carpet cleaning company ZZZZ Best into a $100 million scam, Barry Minkow claims he‘s a changed man. He‘s found God and is now a pastor. Now this former fraudster is committed to becoming a fraud fighter. His „it takes one to know one“ approach had landed him a local radio show and a lucrative business investing the same type of scam he was accused of. But is this reformer really reformed? Minkow‘s fraud discovery institute takes on publically traded companies by spreading fraud allegations through his website and the media. Is he looking for justice or a big payday from the companies he accuses? When one company takes a half billion-dollar stock hit after a Minkow „investigation,“ it fights back and exposes a massive extortion plot.

„American Greed“ goes inside the dark side of the American Dream - where money seduces, power corrupts, and smooth criminals will stop at nothing to get rich. Their complex scams leave victim‘s lives in shambles. Each episode is a deep dive into the minds and actions of heartless crooks who live lives most people can only dream of. But how many luxury homes and exotic cars does it take to justify these white collar crimes? Ultimately for the crooks the dream turns into a nightmare when their shady plans unravel. „American Greed“ follows the money through the eyes of the criminals, the victims, and the investigators who bring these scammers to justice.