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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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August 13, 2024 40 mins
A once $100 million publishing fortune creates tension between mother and son when he's accused of squandering millions on sex, diamonds, and fraud. (Original air date: 9/22/2016)
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July 30, 2024 18 mins
Two Chicago-area bank robbers repel 17 stories to escape the Metropolitan Correctional Center. (Original air date: 9/8/2016)
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July 16, 2024 22 mins
A Michigan doctor treats cancer-free patients with poisonous chemotherapy while taking millions in payment. (Original air date: 9/8/2016)
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