American Greed

Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin exploits the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina by accepting bribes and corrupting the rebuilding efforts - accused of bilking the city out of an estimated $500,000.

Jason Derek Brown looks like a wealthy mellow surfer dude, but he's allegedly a stone-cold killer who shoots a security guard five times in the head to steal $56,000 in cash.

When financial fraudster Paul Kruse propositions his assistant's teenage daughter, this angry mom gets revenge and him behind bars.

"Nurse" Tracey Lynn Garner gives illegal silicone injections to enhance clients' curves. When one patient dies, she's charged with murder facing life in prison.

A wealthy but lonely timber baron is rolled by a phony psychic for $15 million, while her devious daughter pretends to be in love with him. Ralph Raines Jr. is felled by the sweetheart swindle.

Beautiful women with looks that kill are controlled by Russian gangsters to seduce amorous men in nightclubs out of money and jewelry. It's a super expensive hangover.

In Brooklyn, a mother and son score $50 million in the Bay Medical Clinic scam that kicks back big bucks to patients. And, a new studio called Gigapix collects millions from would-be movie producers, but the only story they tell is a $21 million fraud.

Criminals featured on American Greed who stole a combined $350 million are apprehended through the hard work of law enforcement and our alert viewers.

Car salesman & reality TV star Bobby Khan is accused of pocketing car loans and selling cars that aren't his. And Paul Ceglia, who once hired Mark Zuckerberg, claims to own half of Facebook.

Car salesman & reality TV star Bobby Khan is accused of pocketing car loans and selling cars that aren't his. And Paul Ceglia, who once hired Mark Zuckerberg, claims to own half of Facebook.

Twin Brothers Chris and Jeffrey George make $40 million from the illicit sale of oxycodone and other drugs out of their pain clinics. The Feds pay attention when when patients start dying.

Criminals use call centers in Jamaica to flood the US with lies about millions won by unsuspecting victims. U.S. law enforcement teams up with Jamaican authorities to try to shut them down.

The Palladinos of West Roxbury, Massachusetts run a neighborhood ice cream parlor and enjoy the sweet taste of fraud.

New York stockbroker Mark Hotton steals millions from investors and causes the Broadway premiere of "Rebecca" to implode.

A California fraudster scams investors, stealing millions and falsely promising to build a factory in the USA to make medical gloves that will provide high-paying jobs.

Daniel Rigmaiden is a young hacker who steals millions from the government. And, wanna-be wise guy Dom Rabuffo enters witness protection only to start a new life of crime in mortgage fraud.

With two yachts, his own private jet, and a lakeside mega-mansion, Darren Berg scams some of Seattle's savviest investors. And, NY socialite Dina Wein Reis bilks companies out of millions.

Michigan doctor Farid Fata pumps poisonous chemotherapy into cancer-free patients and pockets $17 million in fraudulent payments. And, two bank robbers escape jail by rappelling 17 stories.

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

The mastermind of the biggest online and underground drug bazaar calls himself the "Dread Pirate Roberts." But in unmasking the criminal, will federal agents find corruption among their own?