American Crimes

An exploration of first-time inmates that look like they should be sitting in classrooms rather than jail cells.

The troublemakers of the jail system and how correctional officers control the situation caused by these troublemakers.

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.

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.

The son of a preacher bilks believers out of nearly $65 million promising huge returns for short-term investments.

A man is convicted of wire fraud and money laundering after claiming to sell coffee futures.

Memorabilia legend Bill Mastro helps turn a childhood hobby into a billion dollar business and rigs bids to scam collectors and sellers.

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 is all caught on tape.

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.

Kenny Chatman runs a string of corrupt drug rehab facilities in South Florida stealing millions by keeping insured addicts hooked on drugs; his plans include turning patients into prostitutes and sober homes into drug-fueled brothels.

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

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

Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz steals from a youth group and his death in the woods in Fox Lake, Ill., sparks a massive manhunt to find his killers.

Nevin Shapiro, a football booster and a fixture on the Miami social scene, orchestrates a Ponzi scheme.

The son of a preacher bilks believers out of nearly $65 million promising huge returns for short-term investments.

A man is convicted of wire fraud and money laundering after claiming to sell coffee futures.

Memorabilia legend Bill Mastro helps turn a childhood hobby into a billion dollar business and rigs bids to scam collectors and sellers.

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 is all caught on tape.

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.

Kenny Chatman runs a string of corrupt drug rehab facilities in South Florida stealing millions by keeping insured addicts hooked on drugs; his plans include turning patients into prostitutes and sober homes into drug-fueled brothels.

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

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

Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz steals from a youth group and his death in the woods in Fox Lake, Ill., sparks a massive manhunt to find his killers.

Nevin Shapiro, a football booster and a fixture on the Miami social scene, orchestrates a Ponzi scheme.

The son of a preacher bilks believers out of nearly $65 million promising huge returns for short-term investments.

A man is convicted of wire fraud and money laundering after claiming to sell coffee futures.

Memorabilia legend Bill Mastro helps turn a childhood hobby into a billion dollar business and rigs bids to scam collectors and sellers.

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 is all caught on tape.