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American Greed (also known as American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels and Scandals and as American Greed: Scams, Schemes and Broken Dreams) is an American documentary television series on CNBC. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The series focuses on cases of Ponzi schemes , embezzlement and other white collar crimes and features interviews with police investigators, fraud ...
American Greed is an hour-long American television show that currently airs on CNBC, Escape (TV network), and CourtTV's over-the-air "MYSTERY" channel.The show profiles various cases involving corporate fraud and white collar crimes.
The Madoff investment scandal was a fraud scheme perpetrated by Bernie Madoff, a former stockbroker, investment advisor, and financier. He is the former non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market [1] and the admitted operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered the largest financial fraud in U.S. history. [2]
In the final episode, we hear how employees on the 17th floor were rewarded, and we see Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme quickly collapses as investors begin to withdraw their money during the 2007–2008 financial crisis. We see how Madoff's sons attempt to stop their father from writing bonus cheques for long-time investors, faithful ...
Greater Ministries International was an Evangelical Christian ministry that ran a Ponzi scheme in an affinity fraud that had taken nearly 500 million dollars from 18,000 people by the time it was shut down by federal authorities in August 1999. [1] Headed by Gerald Payne in Tampa, Florida, the ministry bribed church leaders around the United ...
In 2008, R.P. McCabe and his wife were heading into retirement with a solid financial future that included a $1 million investment in real estate with Right Place Properties and the Red Door Group ...
A South Florida woman is being sentenced to 20 years for leading a $190.7M Ponzi scheme — victims were ‘blindsided’ and ‘devastated.’ Here’s how it worked and how to spot similar scams.
Subjects typically covered on the show focused on incidents and individuals from ancient history. However more modern events such as an overview of Charles Ponzi and his schemes and the Hell's Angels were also covered. Although new episodes are no longer being produced, re-runs of In Search of History are regularly shown on the History Channel.