American Crimes

With over 2,000 inmates, the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility has a larger population and more acreage than the small town in which it's located; after a decade in confinement, one of Indiana's most infamous inmates moves to general population.

An inmate with a record dating back to age 14 comes to terms with his past and present; another inmate is left cut and bleeding after he is caught off guard during a vicious assault inside the Kent County Jail.

Arthur Nadel conjures up a huge hedge fund. Then he disappears and leaves clients without their life savings. Get the inside story on a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme.

Van Thu Tran and her crime ring steal millions by cheating casinos.

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.

A US Military contractor loots his company of $190 million and goes on a wild spending spree, including a reported $10 million party for his teenage daughter and a $100,000 diamond-encrusted belt buckle.

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

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

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

In Laguna Beach, social climber Elizabeth Mulder finances her plastic surgery, Arabian horses, and ocean view real estate worth millions by swindling her best friends.

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.

Payday loan scam mastermind, Scott Tucker, swindles millions of cash-strapped borrowers with his convenient online loan business and uses the profits to fuel his race car team dreams.

Arthur Nadel conjures up a huge hedge fund. Then he disappears and leaves clients without their life savings. Get the inside story on a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme.

Van Thu Tran and her crime ring steal millions by cheating casinos.

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.

A US Military contractor loots his company of $190 million and goes on a wild spending spree, including a reported $10 million party for his teenage daughter and a $100,000 diamond-encrusted belt buckle.

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

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

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

In Laguna Beach, social climber Elizabeth Mulder finances her plastic surgery, Arabian horses, and ocean view real estate worth millions by swindling her best friends.

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.

Payday loan scam mastermind, Scott Tucker, swindles millions of cash-strapped borrowers with his convenient online loan business and uses the profits to fuel his race car team dreams.

Arthur Nadel conjures up a huge hedge fund. Then he disappears and leaves clients without their life savings. Get the inside story on a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme.

Van Thu Tran and her crime ring steal millions by cheating casinos.

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.

A US Military contractor loots his company of $190 million and goes on a wild spending spree, including a reported $10 million party for his teenage daughter and a $100,000 diamond-encrusted belt buckle.

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