American Crimes

A man claims to be reformed after serving seven years in prison for turning his carpet cleaning company into a multimillion-dollar scam.

An international crook steals more than 40 million dollars from investors and the US government through a sham computer company and bogus plots to build homes for the poor.

Stockbroker Jordan Belfort pleads guilty to fraud and does jail time; Belfort gets a Hollywood makeover.

When the FTC fines Infomercial kingpin Kevin Trudeau $37.6 million for all of his get-rich-quick schemes, he claims he's flat broke; Remington Financial Group's "advance fee" scam has cost small business owners their dreams and millions of dollars.

A counterfeit wine dealer dominates the fine wine scene, making millions selling his cheap basement blends through elite auction houses.

The former New Orleans Mayor exploits the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina by accepting bribes and corrupting the rebuilding process.

A financial fraudster seeks deadly revenge after being placed behind bars for propositioning his assistant's daughter.

A mother and son score millions in the Bay Medical Clinic scam; Gigapix collects millions from would-be movie producers before being revealed as a fraud.

Flashy former Michigan cop and corrupt real estate dealer John Bravata uses his company, nicknamed the Billionaire Boys Club, to steal $50 million from 440 middle-class investors.

A sex trafficking ring, comprised of violent pimps who exploit women, enlists a Chicago dentist to launder their money; a plot to steal a valuable comic book collection ends in murder.

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.

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

Twin brothers make millions from the illicit sale of oxycodone and other drugs out of their South Florida pain clinics.

When the FTC fines Infomercial kingpin Kevin Trudeau $37.6 million for all of his get-rich-quick schemes, he claims he's flat broke; Remington Financial Group's "advance fee" scam has cost small business owners their dreams and millions of dollars.

A counterfeit wine dealer dominates the fine wine scene, making millions selling his cheap basement blends through elite auction houses.

The former New Orleans Mayor exploits the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina by accepting bribes and corrupting the rebuilding process.

A financial fraudster seeks deadly revenge after being placed behind bars for propositioning his assistant's daughter.

A mother and son score millions in the Bay Medical Clinic scam; Gigapix collects millions from would-be movie producers before being revealed as a fraud.

Flashy former Michigan cop and corrupt real estate dealer John Bravata uses his company, nicknamed the Billionaire Boys Club, to steal $50 million from 440 middle-class investors.

A sex trafficking ring, comprised of violent pimps who exploit women, enlists a Chicago dentist to launder their money; a plot to steal a valuable comic book collection ends in murder.

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.

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

Twin brothers make millions from the illicit sale of oxycodone and other drugs out of their South Florida pain clinics.

When the FTC fines Infomercial kingpin Kevin Trudeau $37.6 million for all of his get-rich-quick schemes, he claims he's flat broke; Remington Financial Group's "advance fee" scam has cost small business owners their dreams and millions of dollars.

A counterfeit wine dealer dominates the fine wine scene, making millions selling his cheap basement blends through elite auction houses.

The former New Orleans Mayor exploits the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina by accepting bribes and corrupting the rebuilding process.

A financial fraudster seeks deadly revenge after being placed behind bars for propositioning his assistant's daughter.