American Crimes

The story of Wall Street whiz, Stephen Trantel, a one-time successful commodities broker who turns to bank robbing to support his greedy lifestyle.

An esteemed doctor turns to white-collar crime and becomes a most-wanted fugitive.

Healing turns harmful when pharmacist Barry Cadden chooses profits over safety while running a drug compounding center where mold and bacteria thrive.

A promoter steals musical artists' money and dreams; an ex-IRS agent is caught in a $13 million accounting fraud and uses taxpayer money plotting to murder those who know too much.

The Broadway premiere of "Rebecca" implodes thanks to New York stockbroker Mark Hotton, who allegedly swindles millions of dollars from investors.

Brothers Darain and Cory Atkinson start a business selling vehicle service contracts, but the warranties prove worthless and the brothers pocket millions.

A once $100 million publishing fortune creates tension between mother and son when he's accused of squandering millions on sex, diamonds and fraud.

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.

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

Disability lawyer Eric C. Conn offers guaranteed client wins by cheating, scoring a Social Security fraud, then vanishes.

The $10 million king of counterfeit money lives it up.

A man threatens investment professionals to make him rich; two judges get rich off of a secret deal to build juvenile detention centers.

By promising enormous returns on a work-from-home scheme selling TelexFree phone service, Carlos Wanzeler and James Merrill entice nearly one million people in an extraordinary $1.7 billion internet scam.

A clever con man scams millions using a wet and wild fraud in the city of Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Broadway premiere of "Rebecca" implodes thanks to New York stockbroker Mark Hotton, who allegedly swindles millions of dollars from investors.

Brothers Darain and Cory Atkinson start a business selling vehicle service contracts, but the warranties prove worthless and the brothers pocket millions.

A once $100 million publishing fortune creates tension between mother and son when he's accused of squandering millions on sex, diamonds and fraud.

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.

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

Disability lawyer Eric C. Conn offers guaranteed client wins by cheating, scoring a Social Security fraud, then vanishes.

The $10 million king of counterfeit money lives it up.

A man threatens investment professionals to make him rich; two judges get rich off of a secret deal to build juvenile detention centers.

By promising enormous returns on a work-from-home scheme selling TelexFree phone service, Carlos Wanzeler and James Merrill entice nearly one million people in an extraordinary $1.7 billion internet scam.

A clever con man scams millions using a wet and wild fraud in the city of Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Broadway premiere of "Rebecca" implodes thanks to New York stockbroker Mark Hotton, who allegedly swindles millions of dollars from investors.

Brothers Darain and Cory Atkinson start a business selling vehicle service contracts, but the warranties prove worthless and the brothers pocket millions.

A once $100 million publishing fortune creates tension between mother and son when he's accused of squandering millions on sex, diamonds and fraud.

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.

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

Disability lawyer Eric C. Conn offers guaranteed client wins by cheating, scoring a Social Security fraud, then vanishes.

The $10 million king of counterfeit money lives it up.

A man threatens investment professionals to make him rich; two judges get rich off of a secret deal to build juvenile detention centers.

By promising enormous returns on a work-from-home scheme selling TelexFree phone service, Carlos Wanzeler and James Merrill entice nearly one million people in an extraordinary $1.7 billion internet scam.

One inmate learns addiction and motherhood do not make a good mix; two other inmates are left wondering which of them is the father of her child; when a feud from the streets boils over in the jail, deputies are forced to respond.

The killer of a corrections officer fights to be freed from 16 years of solitary confinement, and boyhood friends struggle to parent their kids from behind prison walls; but one, cut-off from visits with his son, is on a razor's edge.

A celebrity rapper enters the Santa Rita jail, but his arrest leaves a heartbroken girlfriend behind; two brothers deal with gangs, drugs and parenthood and a three-time convicted murderer claims he's killed others as well.

A violent gang member asks to move back to general population, following six years in segregation; a brother and sister are charged with murdering a high school football star, two years after he was stabbed to death on an Oakland street corner.

Inmates have been dreaming up new ways to smuggle in contraband since Corcoran opened its doors in 1988; whether in the form of drugs or weapons, it's always a race against time for prison officials to find the banned items before it's too late.

Violence often seems inevitable in prison; whether it stems from racial tension, or a dispute between cellmates, it's the job of Corcoran's officers to prevent attacks; in doing so, however, they put their own lives on the line.

A salesman racks up illegal credit card charges on thousands of customers; an investment manager takes on tough clients and steals their money.

Attorney Carlos Perez-Olivo burns clients; he is disbarred; he is convicted of murdering his wife.

With his long beard, ponytail, and ubiquitous advertising, Jamie Balagia - AKA The DWI Dude - is well-known in Texas as a flamboyant defense attorney who can get drunk driving defendants out of a jam.

An inmate says a bet for two cups of soup led to a horrific slashing; a case of road rage results in a murder charge for a software engineer; after two years in jail, a jury will decide if he must go to prison for life.

One inmate learns addiction and motherhood do not make a good mix; two other inmates are left wondering which of them is the father of her child; when a feud from the streets boils over in the jail, deputies are forced to respond.

The killer of a corrections officer fights to be freed from 16 years of solitary confinement, and boyhood friends struggle to parent their kids from behind prison walls; but one, cut-off from visits with his son, is on a razor's edge.

A celebrity rapper enters the Santa Rita jail, but his arrest leaves a heartbroken girlfriend behind; two brothers deal with gangs, drugs and parenthood and a three-time convicted murderer claims he's killed others as well.

A violent gang member asks to move back to general population, following six years in segregation; a brother and sister are charged with murdering a high school football star, two years after he was stabbed to death on an Oakland street corner.

Inmates have been dreaming up new ways to smuggle in contraband since Corcoran opened its doors in 1988; whether in the form of drugs or weapons, it's always a race against time for prison officials to find the banned items before it's too late.

Violence often seems inevitable in prison; whether it stems from racial tension, or a dispute between cellmates, it's the job of Corcoran's officers to prevent attacks; in doing so, however, they put their own lives on the line.

A salesman racks up illegal credit card charges on thousands of customers; an investment manager takes on tough clients and steals their money.

Attorney Carlos Perez-Olivo burns clients; he is disbarred; he is convicted of murdering his wife.

With his long beard, ponytail, and ubiquitous advertising, Jamie Balagia - AKA The DWI Dude - is well-known in Texas as a flamboyant defense attorney who can get drunk driving defendants out of a jam.

An inmate says a bet for two cups of soup led to a horrific slashing; a case of road rage results in a murder charge for a software engineer; after two years in jail, a jury will decide if he must go to prison for life.

One inmate learns addiction and motherhood do not make a good mix; two other inmates are left wondering which of them is the father of her child; when a feud from the streets boils over in the jail, deputies are forced to respond.

The killer of a corrections officer fights to be freed from 16 years of solitary confinement, and boyhood friends struggle to parent their kids from behind prison walls; but one, cut-off from visits with his son, is on a razor's edge.

A celebrity rapper enters the Santa Rita jail, but his arrest leaves a heartbroken girlfriend behind; two brothers deal with gangs, drugs and parenthood and a three-time convicted murderer claims he's killed others as well.

A violent gang member asks to move back to general population, following six years in segregation; a brother and sister are charged with murdering a high school football star, two years after he was stabbed to death on an Oakland street corner.

Inmates have been dreaming up new ways to smuggle in contraband since Corcoran opened its doors in 1988; whether in the form of drugs or weapons, it's always a race against time for prison officials to find the banned items before it's too late.

Violence often seems inevitable in prison; whether it stems from racial tension, or a dispute between cellmates, it's the job of Corcoran's officers to prevent attacks; in doing so, however, they put their own lives on the line.

A salesman racks up illegal credit card charges on thousands of customers; an investment manager takes on tough clients and steals their money.

Attorney Carlos Perez-Olivo burns clients; he is disbarred; he is convicted of murdering his wife.

With his long beard, ponytail, and ubiquitous advertising, Jamie Balagia - AKA The DWI Dude - is well-known in Texas as a flamboyant defense attorney who can get drunk driving defendants out of a jam.

Inmates at Tennessee Prison For Women gain career skills by taking part in a cosmetology program.

California State Prison, Corcoran is a turbulent sea of politics: from old school prison gangs to disruptive street gangs, it's a dangerous mix for staff and inmates; known gang members are sent to security housing units to control their activity.

Prison is a lonely place for any inmate; relationships that existed on the outside become strained and the ones that blossom within the prison walls are often dangerous; or they can be simply a one-sided obsession, leading to nothing but trouble.

Bad decisions have landed thousands of inmates in Corcoran; once in prison, they've got two choices, do their time and go home or become even more destructive on the inside; the path they choose could determine the difference between life and death.

Inside the Orange County Jail a senior inmate takes up rap; a gang member poses a threat; another inmate makes the most shocking confession ever heard on Lockup.

Every year, close to 70,000 people are processed through the five facilities that make up the Orange County Jail in Southern California; some will call the jail home until their cases are resolved in court - a process that can take years.

Prison is an underground economy, where some deals are signed in ink and others are signed in blood; a rare look at the schemes, hustles and extortions conducted behind prison walls and the consequences they carry.

Extractions provide some of the most dramatic interactions that ever occur between inmates and staff, and few extractions in the state of Colorado have provided more drama than the ones involving Roy Slagle.

The Emergency Response Team have their hands full of a sadistic murderer who transforms the jail, a roller derby queen who takes a hard fall and one inmate who realizes that even a good day in jail can have a dark side.

Inmates at Tennessee Prison For Women gain career skills by taking part in a cosmetology program.

California State Prison, Corcoran is a turbulent sea of politics: from old school prison gangs to disruptive street gangs, it's a dangerous mix for staff and inmates; known gang members are sent to security housing units to control their activity.

Prison is a lonely place for any inmate; relationships that existed on the outside become strained and the ones that blossom within the prison walls are often dangerous; or they can be simply a one-sided obsession, leading to nothing but trouble.

Bad decisions have landed thousands of inmates in Corcoran; once in prison, they've got two choices, do their time and go home or become even more destructive on the inside; the path they choose could determine the difference between life and death.

Inside the Orange County Jail a senior inmate takes up rap; a gang member poses a threat; another inmate makes the most shocking confession ever heard on Lockup.

Every year, close to 70,000 people are processed through the five facilities that make up the Orange County Jail in Southern California; some will call the jail home until their cases are resolved in court - a process that can take years.

Prison is an underground economy, where some deals are signed in ink and others are signed in blood; a rare look at the schemes, hustles and extortions conducted behind prison walls and the consequences they carry.

Extractions provide some of the most dramatic interactions that ever occur between inmates and staff, and few extractions in the state of Colorado have provided more drama than the ones involving Roy Slagle.

The Emergency Response Team have their hands full of a sadistic murderer who transforms the jail, a roller derby queen who takes a hard fall and one inmate who realizes that even a good day in jail can have a dark side.

Inmates at Tennessee Prison For Women gain career skills by taking part in a cosmetology program.

California State Prison, Corcoran is a turbulent sea of politics: from old school prison gangs to disruptive street gangs, it's a dangerous mix for staff and inmates; known gang members are sent to security housing units to control their activity.

Prison is a lonely place for any inmate; relationships that existed on the outside become strained and the ones that blossom within the prison walls are often dangerous; or they can be simply a one-sided obsession, leading to nothing but trouble.

Bad decisions have landed thousands of inmates in Corcoran; once in prison, they've got two choices, do their time and go home or become even more destructive on the inside; the path they choose could determine the difference between life and death.

Inside the Orange County Jail a senior inmate takes up rap; a gang member poses a threat; another inmate makes the most shocking confession ever heard on Lockup.

Every year, close to 70,000 people are processed through the five facilities that make up the Orange County Jail in Southern California; some will call the jail home until their cases are resolved in court - a process that can take years.