Purported entrepreneur Antonio Mariot Wilson, aka “Dr. Tony Mariot,” aka “Brice Carrington” claims to be an Oscar-winning sound designer, Oxford scholar, Navy SEAL, UCLA professor, and mogul in the making. In reality, the charismatic con-man 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. But when Lewis discovers the truth, she turns the tables on this red-carpet-Romeo, and goes public - prompting an FBI investigation, and Wilson's eventual guilty plea to wire fraud in 2020, landing him an eight-year prison sentence in 2021. (Original airdate 10/25/22)

Estimated at over 4.5 billion dollars and breaking a government record, the largest heist in cryptocurrency history has been linked by authorities to the most unlikely of suspects. Heather Morgan transforms herself into a business owner, journalist and fledgling rap artist known as Razzlekhan. She and her husband, a cagey tech entrepreneur named Ilya Lichtenstein, stand accused of laundering stolen bitcoin. And within hours of their arrest, their outlandish rap videos and social media posts become catnip for the public and late-night comedians. Could this goofy couple really be the masterminds behind laundering a king’s ransom in stolen crypto? (Original airdate 10/18/22)

While an estimated $100 billion in COVID relief funds is stolen, this seasoned family of fraudsters easily grabs millions of dollars Americans desperately need to buy themselves mansions, jewelry and gold. And then, in a bold move, they take the money and run. (Original airdate 10/11/22)

Jacob Kingston seems to be a rising star in Utah’s biofuel industry until a member of a secretive polygamist group called The Order reveals that Kingston is committing a billion-dollar fraud.

(Original airdate: 09/27/2022)

Serial entrepreneur Trevor Milton founds the electric vehicle company Nikola, which suggests it will be the next Tesla, but for long-haul trucks. (Original airdate 10/04/2022)

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

(Original television broadcast: 10-23-2015)

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

(Original television broadcast: 7-24-2015)

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

(Original television broadcast: 7-10-2015)

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

(Original television broadcast: 2-19-2015)

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A man sets his sights on strip clubs, real estate, Iraqi currency, diamonds and even mind control technology.

(Original television broadcast: 2-12-2015)

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