American Greed Season 12, Episode 4: The Polka King Con

1

The Most Hated Man in America?

Businessman Martin Shkreli raises the price of a life-saving drug 5,000 percent, but it's his shady accounting and Internet trolling that lands the "Pharma Bro" in hot water.

43 min

2

Deadly Opioids, Dirty Doctors

Two doctors illegally prescribe opioids while destroying lives and pocketing millions.

43 min

3

Murderous Plot Meets Reality TV

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.

43 min

4

The Polka King Con

Polka band leader Jan Lewan rips off his adoring fans with false promises of sizable investment returns.

43 min

5

Stolen Valor Scam

Idaho Guardsman Darryl Wright claims he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder from his service in Iraq, but his story is an elaborate scam that allows him to live large without working and to steal resources from veterans who truly need help.

43 min

6

Conn's Job

Superstar disability lawyer Eric C. Conn offers guaranteed client wins by cheating, scoring a massive Social Security fraud, then vanishes.

43 min

7

Blood Relatives; End of Life Scam

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.

43 min

8

Dangerous Luxury

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.

43 min

9

Billion Dollar Fraud Goes Viral

Carlos Wanzeler and James Merrill promise enormous returns on a "work from home" plot selling phone service, and entice nearly one million people in a $1.7 billion Internet scam.

43 min

10

Florida Rehab Gone Wild

Kenny Chatman runs a string of corrupt drug rehab facilities, stealing millions by keeping insured addicts hooked on drugs.

43 min

11

Operation Crook, Line and Stinker

A crooked New York police officer cashes in as a high-tech burglary crew terrorizes homeowners and business owners.

43 min

12

Artistic License to Steal

A wannabe art dealer sells fake works by American masters of Abstract Expressionism in an $80 million scam, fooling rich collectors and pocketing millions

43 min

13

The Fake Housewife of Orange County

In sunny Laguna Beach, social climber Elizabeth Mulder finances her plastic surgery, Arabian horses, and ocean view real estate worth millions by swindling her best friends.

43 min

14

Online Dating Trap

Daylon Pierce is a ladies' man who claims to be a licensed stockbroker, wooing unsuspecting women through Internet dating sites. But when they hand over millions of dollars to this "investment expert," he robs them blind, parties his way through their money and breaks their hearts.

43 min

15

An Ungodly Scammer

Self-proclaimed teen millionaire Ephren Taylor preaches his "safe" investments at church seminars and on the internet, fleecing victims out of millions and pumping cash into flashy living and his wife's hip-hop career.

43 min

16

Just a Dollar and a Scheme; Lousy Landlord

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.

43 min

17

Something's Fishy: The Codfather

Carlos Rafael makes millions as the owner of one of the largest commercial fishing businesses on the East Coast but his big mouth gets him hooked in an undercover IRS sting with agents posing as Russian mobsters.

43 min

18

Scams on Film; God and Gold

Fraudster John Rogers builds one of the most impressive photo archives in the world until his partner rats him out; while Larry Bates preaches about salvation through precious metals, his clients wind up investing in "fool's gold."

43 min

19

Baby-Faced Drug Lords

Florida teenagers cash in on the opioid crisis, then they expand their operation, jeopardizing their lives of sex, drugs and money.

43 min

20

From Bouncer to Millionaire Fraudster

Bars, strip clubs and nightlife venues shell out millions to an insurance company founded by a former bouncer; however, federal agents say the company isn't what it appears to be, and they make stunning discoveries, including a $25,000 sniper rifle.

43 min