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American Greed
Trevor Cook runs an investment fund and solicits $190 million from U.S. investors that heard his message through talk radio.
American Greed
A man, appearing to be nothing more than a wealthy surfer, allegedly commits murder and robs an armored car, leading the FBI on a chase spanning multiple states.
American Greed
Two new Boeing 737 Max jets fall out of the sky five months apart, killing 346 people; investigators home in on a software program known as MCAS; some critics say the real culprit is a corporate culture that values shareholders over passengers.
American Greed
Purported entrepreneur Antonio Mariot Wilson changes his name, pitch, and act to play a series of roles, and the inveterate huckster fleeces unsuspecting investors for decades, including television star Jenifer Lewis.
American Greed
The story of a suburban Eagle Scout turned Dark Web drug lord; Aaron Shamo launches a new type of American drug ring, recruiting other Utah millennials to help him manufacture deadly counterfeit opioids and sell them online.
American Greed
CEO Jacob Kingston appears to be a rising star in Utah's fledgling biofuel industry, until a member of a secretive polygamist group called The Order reveals that Kingston is committing a 1.1 billion dollar fraud.
American Greed
A brash New York stockbroker gets sober and reinvents himself as an international power player.
American Greed
Trash-talking reality star Scott Menaged ("Property Wars") buys up hundreds of foreclosures in Phoenix, then his moneylender discovers that Menaged is a fraud, and the consequences are deadly.
American Greed
San Francisco entrepreneur Samuel Mouli Cohen starts an Internet music company and fraudulently takes in $31 million from celebrities, investors and a charity dedicated to helping the poor.
Lockup: Louisville: Extended Stay
The jail responds with force after an officer is assaulted and inmates attempt escape; an 18-year-old shoots her father to death then finds a surrogate mother on the inside.
Lockup
Inmates at Tennessee Prison For Women gain career skills by taking part in a cosmetology program.
Lockup: Wabash: Extended Stay
The vast majority of inmates live in two-man cells but even with careful screening, conflicts can still arise between cellmates; one inmate covers up his own beating, and plucked from death row, another inmate tries to make a difference.
Lockup: Long Island: Extended Stay
A first time inmate says he must turn to violence to avoid becoming a victim, an accused rapist gets into more trouble in jail and what he does next has some questioning his motives.
Lockup: Charleston: Extended Stay
An agitated inmate takes severe measures to get staff's attention; a young first-timer is found unconscious in his cell; another inmate garners "enemy status" within the jail.
Lockup: Orange County: Extended Stay
Inside the Orange County Jail a senior inmate takes up rap; a gang member poses a threat; another inmate makes the most shocking confession ever heard on Lockup.
American Greed
Brothers Darain and Cory Atkinson start a business selling vehicle service contracts, but the warranties prove worthless and the brothers pocket millions.
American Greed
A man sets his sights on strip clubs, real estate, Iraqi currency, diamonds and even mind control technology.
American Greed
A former weatherman claiming to be an undercover spy infiltrates Washington's intelligence circles where he collects millions with his tales of running a top-secret national security operation for the CIA.
Lockup: Louisville: Extended Stay
A troubled young inmate, recently sentenced to prison, attempts to make a final impression on staff; a young woman who gave birth in the jail watches her baby grow up without her.
American Greed
A man sets his sights on strip clubs, real estate, Iraqi currency, diamonds and even mind control technology.
American Greed
A former weatherman claiming to be an undercover spy infiltrates Washington's intelligence circles where he collects millions with his tales of running a top-secret national security operation for the CIA.
Lockup: Louisville: Extended Stay
A troubled young inmate, recently sentenced to prison, attempts to make a final impression on staff; a young woman who gave birth in the jail watches her baby grow up without her.
Lockup: Louisville: Extended Stay
The jail responds with force after an officer is assaulted and inmates attempt escape; an 18-year-old shoots her father to death then finds a surrogate mother on the inside.
Lockup
Inmates at Tennessee Prison For Women gain career skills by taking part in a cosmetology program.
Lockup: Wabash: Extended Stay
The vast majority of inmates live in two-man cells but even with careful screening, conflicts can still arise between cellmates; one inmate covers up his own beating, and plucked from death row, another inmate tries to make a difference.
Lockup: Long Island: Extended Stay
A first time inmate says he must turn to violence to avoid becoming a victim, an accused rapist gets into more trouble in jail and what he does next has some questioning his motives.
Lockup: Charleston: Extended Stay
An agitated inmate takes severe measures to get staff's attention; a young first-timer is found unconscious in his cell; another inmate garners "enemy status" within the jail.
Lockup: Orange County: Extended Stay
Inside the Orange County Jail a senior inmate takes up rap; a gang member poses a threat; another inmate makes the most shocking confession ever heard on Lockup.
American Greed
Brothers Darain and Cory Atkinson start a business selling vehicle service contracts, but the warranties prove worthless and the brothers pocket millions.
Lockup Special Investigation
Figuring out what contributes to kids getting locked up is not an exact science; over the past six years, Aaron has become a familiar face at Lake County Juvenile; with his 18th birthday just days away, he finds himself back behind bars.
Lockup: Orange County: Extended Stay
Confinement takes a dark turn for a light-hearted teenager, but provides a new beginning for an old bank robber inside the Orange County Jail; a mother who has put drugs before her son gets another chance.
Lockup: Orange County: Extended Stay
The Emergency Response Team have their hands full of a sadistic murderer who transforms the jail, a roller derby queen who takes a hard fall and one inmate who realizes that even a good day in jail can have a dark side.
Lockup: Tampa: Extended Stay
An inmate with suspicious tax forms becomes a problem for the jail, and a murder ends with the victim burned alive in a dumpster, pitting friends and family against each other.
Lockup: Charleston: Extended Stay
The survivor of a vicious attack shares his story in the hopes that other inmates will never commit such violence; for another inmate, it's too late to turn back the clock and now the pain of incarceration has begun to take a toll.
Lockup: Cincinnati: Extended Stay
An online post from a diehard Dodgers fan leads to his arrest at a Reds game; a tragic shooting leaves one inmate facing prison time and outrage over his punishment leads to more arrests.
Lockup: New Mexico: Extended Stay
A low-level offender increases his sentence from 18 months to 16-and-a-half years after three separate counts of aggravated battery on an officer; the same inmate was banned from even non-contact visits after an affair with a prison staff nurse.
Lockup: New Mexico: Extended Stay
Inmates who become disruptive at the Penitentiary of New Mexico are transferred to the lock-up units in level 5 or 6; the trouble is, their behavior doesn't always improve; this is a lesson rookie officer Amy Lee is learning the hard way.
Lockup: New Mexico: Extended Stay
Prison officials initiate a shakedown after gang members in Level 6 overpower an officer in the recreation area, take her keys and stab a rival gang member; this type of incident simply adds to the tension already felt in the supermax facility.
Lockup: New Mexico: Extended Stay
Prison officials initiate a shakedown after gang members in Level 6 overpower an officer in the recreation area, take her keys and stab a rival gang member; this type of incident simply adds to the tension already felt in the supermax facility.
Lockup Special Investigation
Figuring out what contributes to kids getting locked up is not an exact science; over the past six years, Aaron has become a familiar face at Lake County Juvenile; with his 18th birthday just days away, he finds himself back behind bars.
Lockup: Orange County: Extended Stay
Confinement takes a dark turn for a light-hearted teenager, but provides a new beginning for an old bank robber inside the Orange County Jail; a mother who has put drugs before her son gets another chance.
Lockup: Orange County: Extended Stay
The Emergency Response Team have their hands full of a sadistic murderer who transforms the jail, a roller derby queen who takes a hard fall and one inmate who realizes that even a good day in jail can have a dark side.
Lockup: Tampa: Extended Stay
An inmate with suspicious tax forms becomes a problem for the jail, and a murder ends with the victim burned alive in a dumpster, pitting friends and family against each other.
Lockup: Charleston: Extended Stay
The survivor of a vicious attack shares his story in the hopes that other inmates will never commit such violence; for another inmate, it's too late to turn back the clock and now the pain of incarceration has begun to take a toll.
Lockup: Cincinnati: Extended Stay
An online post from a diehard Dodgers fan leads to his arrest at a Reds game; a tragic shooting leaves one inmate facing prison time and outrage over his punishment leads to more arrests.
Lockup: New Mexico: Extended Stay
A low-level offender increases his sentence from 18 months to 16-and-a-half years after three separate counts of aggravated battery on an officer; the same inmate was banned from even non-contact visits after an affair with a prison staff nurse.
Lockup: New Mexico: Extended Stay
Inmates who become disruptive at the Penitentiary of New Mexico are transferred to the lock-up units in level 5 or 6; the trouble is, their behavior doesn't always improve; this is a lesson rookie officer Amy Lee is learning the hard way.
American Greed
A counterfeit wine dealer dominates the fine wine scene, making millions selling his cheap basement blends through elite auction houses.
American Greed
Karl Karlsen is a hardworking man with what seems to be a terrible streak of bad luck, as his wife and son both die in accidents nearly 20 years apart; Karl has a secret: their suspicious deaths have been keeping his bank account full.
American Greed
An Iowa man rigs a $16.5 million lottery jackpot, triggering the biggest lottery scam in American history; notorious New York City landlord Steven Croman finds a new home in jail.
American Greed
Former employees, whistleblowers, and even a family friend-turned-foe provide new insights into the company's leadership and the mysterious long-term relationship between Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her top deputy, Sunny Balwani.
American Greed
Mutual Benefits buys life insurance policies from AIDS patients, the chronically ill and seniors and fraudulently resells them as low risk investments to clients.
American Greed
A private security contractor promises to help win the freedom of detained oil executives and claims he can find out who abducted Madeleine McCann.
American Greed
With his long beard, ponytail, and ubiquitous advertising, Jamie Balagia - AKA The DWI Dude - is well-known in Texas as a flamboyant defense attorney who can get drunk driving defendants out of a jam.
American Greed
Jason Van Eman is a B-list actor from Oklahoma who decides to seek fame and fortune as a Hollywood producer.
American Greed
A thieving shopaholic son murders his family to cash in on the family's wealth; a Chicago health facility owner uses an inflated billing scheme in a $20 million rip off.
American Greed
Vitaly Borker scores $18 million selling designer knock-off eyewear as genuine from his website in Brooklyn, N.Y.; when customers complain, they are threatened with violence, even murder.
American Greed
Jason Van Eman is a B-list actor from Oklahoma who decides to seek fame and fortune as a Hollywood producer.