American Greed Season 10, Episode 5: Psychic Fiend’s Network

1

Ray Nagin - New Orleans Shakedown

Disgraced former mayor exploits the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina to pocket bribes and live large.

43 min

2

The Surfer Slayer?

Jason Derek Brown looks like a wealthy mellow surfer dude, but he's allegedly a stone-cold killer who shoots a security guard five times in the head to steal $56,000 in cash. Authorities say Brown robs an armored car guard to fuel his corrupt playboy lifestyle. This serial con artist leads the FBI on a heart-pumping chase over several western states, and lands on the FBI's Most Wanted list.

43 min

3

A Mother's Costly Revenge

When fraudster Paul Kruse propositions his assistant's teenage daughter, the angry mom gets him behind bars

43 min

4

Vanity and Greed: Deadly Beauty

"Nurse” Tracy Lynn Garner gives illegal silicone injections to enhance clients’ curves. When one patient dies, she’s charged with murder.

43 min

5

Psychic Fiend’s Network

A wealthy timber baron is rolled by a phony psychic for $15 million while her daughter pretends to be in love with him.

43 min

6

The Bar Girls Trap

Beautiful women with looks that kill are controlled by Russian gangsters to seduce amorous men in nightclubs out of their money and jewelry. It's a super expensive hangover.

43 min

7

Sick Profits / Hollywood Swinging

In Brooklyn, a mother and son score $50 million in the Bay Medical Clinic scam that kicks back big bucks to patients; and a new studio called Gigapix collects millions from would-be movie producers but it's all a fraud.

43 min

8

Capturing The Fugitives

Criminals featured on the show are apprehended by law enforcement with the help of vigilant viewers.

43 min

9

Six Feet Plunder

Doug Cassity sells fake prearranged funeral contracts, amounting to $500 million, with the help of sexy saleswomen.

43 min

10

Hack Me If You Can / Goodfella Gone Bad

A 28-year-old hacker named Daniel Rigmaiden allegedly steals millions of dollars from the U.S. government; a wise-guy wannabe in witness protection creates a mortgage fraud scam.

43 min

11

Sticky Fingers; Life in the Fraud Lane

A famous Texas fruitcake bakery's accountant conducts a check writing scam; a self-proclaimed financial wiz rips off investors while he funds a professional race team with money stolen from his church.

43 min

12

Jamaican Lottery Scam

U.S. law enforcement teams up with Jamaican authorities to stop criminals using call centers in Jamaica to flood the U.S. with lies about lottery millions won by unsuspecting victims.

43 min

13

The Bad Neighbors

A neighborhood ice cream parlor in West Roxbury, Mass., lands the Palladino family in a major case of fraud.

43 min

14

The Phantom Fraudster Of Broadway

The Broadway premiere of "Rebecca" implodes thanks to New York stockbroker Mark Hotton, who allegedly swindles millions of dollars from investors.

43 min

15

Medical Gloves With Holes

A fraudster in California promises to build a medical glove factory in the U.S. and steals millions of dollars from investors.

43 min

16

Hack Me If You Can / Goodfella Gone Bad

A 28-year-old hacker named Daniel Rigmaiden allegedly steals millions of dollars from the U.S. government; a wise-guy wannabe in witness protection creates a mortgage fraud scam.

43 min

17

Seattle Roasted / The Stealing Socialite

Darren Berg of Seattle scams several investors, procuring himself two yachts, a private jet and a lakeside mansion; New York socialite Dina Wein Reis executes a grey market selling scam.

43 min

18

Diagnosis: Blood Money / Chicago Jailbreak

A Michigan doctor treats cancer-free patients with poisonous chemotherapy while taking millions in payment; two Chicago-area bank robbers repel 17 stories to escape the Metropolitan Correctional Center.

43 min

19

Family Feud Fortune

A once $100 million publishing fortune creates tension between mother and son when he's accused of squandering millions on sex, diamonds, and fraud.

43 min

20

Silk Road / Digital Drug Dealers

Federal agents seek to unmask the anonymous mastermind of the world's largest online and underground drug bazaar, despite potential corruption in their own ranks.

43 min