American Crimes

Lee Farkas invents fake loans and funnels millions in a scam that leaves thousands jobless and leads to one of the largest bank failures in America.

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.

Miami party boys turned arms dealers bid on government contracts worth millions to fight the war on terror, inspiring the 2016 film "War Dogs.".

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.

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.

A motivational speaker murders to get cash for his wild scams; a Los Angeles pain clinic doctor makes millions writing illegal pain prescriptions.

Wabash Valley Correctional Facility houses some of the highest security prisoners in the state; corrections staff investigate a potential escape plot and one inmate with a very familiar face tells their own story.

A routine cell search reveals an inmate on the edge, and prison officials intervene; cameras are turned over to the inmates for a glimpse behind the walls of the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility.

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.

Gang violence breaks out when a long-simmering feud boils over; caught in the middle of the conflict is a young inmate, and jail staff responds with an all-out search for weapons.

A group of prisoners are entrusted with potential weapons, but for the benefit of others; one of them hopes this assignment will result in a life-long bond; back at the jail, an inmate brawl leaves several officers injured.

The prison takes on a military style feel for both the inmates and the officers; a gang unit investigation turns up the heat on a pair of cellmates, before one of them turns on the other.

An inmate takes drastic action and leaves his cell in a bloody mess; dangerous contraband is found on another inmate at Florida's Santa Rosa Correctional Institution.

A new arrival to the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution raises serious concerns throughout the maximum-security prison; young correctional officer cadets experience the burn as each one takes a pepper spray shot in the eye.

A massive search for contraband throughout the facility turns up the heat on two inmates inside the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution; a convict prompts an evacuation when he floods his housing unit.

Wabash Valley Correctional Facility houses some of the highest security prisoners in the state; corrections staff investigate a potential escape plot and one inmate with a very familiar face tells their own story.

A routine cell search reveals an inmate on the edge, and prison officials intervene; cameras are turned over to the inmates for a glimpse behind the walls of the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility.

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.

Gang violence breaks out when a long-simmering feud boils over; caught in the middle of the conflict is a young inmate, and jail staff responds with an all-out search for weapons.

A group of prisoners are entrusted with potential weapons, but for the benefit of others; one of them hopes this assignment will result in a life-long bond; back at the jail, an inmate brawl leaves several officers injured.

The prison takes on a military style feel for both the inmates and the officers; a gang unit investigation turns up the heat on a pair of cellmates, before one of them turns on the other.

An inmate takes drastic action and leaves his cell in a bloody mess; dangerous contraband is found on another inmate at Florida's Santa Rosa Correctional Institution.

A new arrival to the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution raises serious concerns throughout the maximum-security prison; young correctional officer cadets experience the burn as each one takes a pepper spray shot in the eye.

A massive search for contraband throughout the facility turns up the heat on two inmates inside the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution; a convict prompts an evacuation when he floods his housing unit.

Wabash Valley Correctional Facility houses some of the highest security prisoners in the state; corrections staff investigate a potential escape plot and one inmate with a very familiar face tells their own story.

A routine cell search reveals an inmate on the edge, and prison officials intervene; cameras are turned over to the inmates for a glimpse behind the walls of the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility.

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.

Gang violence breaks out when a long-simmering feud boils over; caught in the middle of the conflict is a young inmate, and jail staff responds with an all-out search for weapons.

A group of prisoners are entrusted with potential weapons, but for the benefit of others; one of them hopes this assignment will result in a life-long bond; back at the jail, an inmate brawl leaves several officers injured.

The prison takes on a military style feel for both the inmates and the officers; a gang unit investigation turns up the heat on a pair of cellmates, before one of them turns on the other.