American Crimes

In a life full of restrictions, we've seen inmates take control of whatever they can, despite the consequences; we've seen frustrated inmates reach their breaking point; in the battle of wills, some will take actions that can never be reversed.

At Wichita's Sedgwick County Jail an inmate launches an attack on another, sending him to the emergency room; a detective must get to the bottom of it, while a pastor hopes to get to the heart of it.

An Indianapolis attorney helps desperate families recover money after serious injuries cost them dearly, but pockets the winnings of widows and orphans.

Mutual Benefits buys life insurance policies from AIDS patients, the chronically ill and seniors and fraudulently resells them as low risk investments to clients.

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

A man purchases items such as real estate, boats, and vintage aircraft after stealing over $50 million from a trust fund.

A femme fatale, with a way of getting men to do what she wants, sets a trap for a multi-millionaire divorcee.

A trio of Texas conmen score $100 million by telling investors there's big money in the life settlement insurance business.

After committing bank fraud,Solomon Dwek becomes an informant for the FBI in the biggest case of corruption in New Jersey history.

A rising business star buys an NHL team with stolen money.

An Italian real estate developer romances a Hollywood starlet and misappropriates investor funds.

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

An Indianapolis attorney helps desperate families recover money after serious injuries cost them dearly, but pockets the winnings of widows and orphans.

Mutual Benefits buys life insurance policies from AIDS patients, the chronically ill and seniors and fraudulently resells them as low risk investments to clients.

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

A man purchases items such as real estate, boats, and vintage aircraft after stealing over $50 million from a trust fund.

A femme fatale, with a way of getting men to do what she wants, sets a trap for a multi-millionaire divorcee.

A trio of Texas conmen score $100 million by telling investors there's big money in the life settlement insurance business.

After committing bank fraud,Solomon Dwek becomes an informant for the FBI in the biggest case of corruption in New Jersey history.

A rising business star buys an NHL team with stolen money.

An Italian real estate developer romances a Hollywood starlet and misappropriates investor funds.

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

An Indianapolis attorney helps desperate families recover money after serious injuries cost them dearly, but pockets the winnings of widows and orphans.

Mutual Benefits buys life insurance policies from AIDS patients, the chronically ill and seniors and fraudulently resells them as low risk investments to clients.

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

A man purchases items such as real estate, boats, and vintage aircraft after stealing over $50 million from a trust fund.

A femme fatale, with a way of getting men to do what she wants, sets a trap for a multi-millionaire divorcee.