American Crimes

Of the nearly 1,000 inmates at Holman, the 200 most dangerous must be segregated from the rest; Bobby Gilbert, or "Snake", has spent 19 of his 43 years in the solitary confinement of Ad Seg. because of his violent behavior.

The jail's Special Operations Group is called in to deal with a difficult inmate; a well-known inmate returns to jail, but this time, he's in with his girlfriend, who might be harboring a secret that could dramatically affect both their lives.

A fight breaks out over snacks but officers want to know if there was something else behind it; an open transgender inmate, who "escorts" on the street, chooses general population over protective custody; an inmate is found dead in his bunk.

Indiana's Wabash Valley Correctional Facility is an isolated fortress with three officers for every 200 inmates; some inmates find themselves in racial conflict, while others seek conflict elsewhere.

The vast majority of inmates live in two-man cells but even with careful screening, conflicts can still arise between cell mates; one inmate covers up his own beating, and plucked from death row, another inmate tries to make a difference.

Shawn Merriman pleads guilty to mail fraud and is sentenced to more than 12 years in prison.

Allen Stanford is sentenced to 110 years in prison for running a 20-year Ponzi scheme to the tune of $7 billion.

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

Few are familiar with the betrayal that helped land Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, billionaire drug lord and for years the world's most wanted man, in prison; the Flores twins earned El Chapo's trust and then helped the Feds put him away for life.

Karl Karlsen is a hardworking man with what seems to be a terrible streak of bad luck, as his wife and son both die in accidents nearly 20 years apart; Karl has a secret: their suspicious deaths have been keeping his bank account full.

Purported entrepreneur Antonio Mariot Wilson changes his name, pitch, and act to play a series of roles, and the inveterate huckster fleeces unsuspecting investors for decades, including television star Jenifer Lewis.

When an epidemic of teenage nicotine addiction breaks out across the country, some people ask whether Juul's founders are intent on saving lives or targeting the next generation.

Convicted fraudster and identity thief Tracii Show Hutsona is again up on federal charges after a high-profile client discovers more than $1 million missing from her bank accounts.

Using powers of persuasion, along with classic multilevel marketing techniques; amassing thousands of followers -- many of them rich and famous -- and hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions.

As the opioid epidemic destroys the lives of millions of Americans, billionaire drug mogul John Kapoor looks to cash in; he concocts a conspiracy to bribe doctors and lie to insurers to sell as much fentanyl as possible.

Shawn Merriman pleads guilty to mail fraud and is sentenced to more than 12 years in prison.

Allen Stanford is sentenced to 110 years in prison for running a 20-year Ponzi scheme to the tune of $7 billion.

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

Few are familiar with the betrayal that helped land Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, billionaire drug lord and for years the world's most wanted man, in prison; the Flores twins earned El Chapo's trust and then helped the Feds put him away for life.

Karl Karlsen is a hardworking man with what seems to be a terrible streak of bad luck, as his wife and son both die in accidents nearly 20 years apart; Karl has a secret: their suspicious deaths have been keeping his bank account full.

Purported entrepreneur Antonio Mariot Wilson changes his name, pitch, and act to play a series of roles, and the inveterate huckster fleeces unsuspecting investors for decades, including television star Jenifer Lewis.

When an epidemic of teenage nicotine addiction breaks out across the country, some people ask whether Juul's founders are intent on saving lives or targeting the next generation.

Convicted fraudster and identity thief Tracii Show Hutsona is again up on federal charges after a high-profile client discovers more than $1 million missing from her bank accounts.

Using powers of persuasion, along with classic multilevel marketing techniques; amassing thousands of followers -- many of them rich and famous -- and hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions.

As the opioid epidemic destroys the lives of millions of Americans, billionaire drug mogul John Kapoor looks to cash in; he concocts a conspiracy to bribe doctors and lie to insurers to sell as much fentanyl as possible.

Shawn Merriman pleads guilty to mail fraud and is sentenced to more than 12 years in prison.

Allen Stanford is sentenced to 110 years in prison for running a 20-year Ponzi scheme to the tune of $7 billion.

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

Few are familiar with the betrayal that helped land Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, billionaire drug lord and for years the world's most wanted man, in prison; the Flores twins earned El Chapo's trust and then helped the Feds put him away for life.