American Greed

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American Greed
Genre	Documentary
Narrated by	Stacy Keach
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
Production
Producer(s)	Kurtis Prods
Location(s)	Chicago, Illinois
Broadcast
Original channel	CNBC
Original run	June 21, 2007 – Present
External links
Website

American Greed is a weekly American television series that airs on CNBC. The program is produced by Kurtis Productions.

The program focuses on the stories behind some of the biggest corporate and white collar crimes in the United States such as WorldCom, HealthSouth and Tyco. In addition, stories about more common crimes such as insurance fraud, murder, embezzlement, art theft, Ponzi schemes, credit card fraud, bank robbery, money laundering, identity theft, and medical fraud are also featured. Other topics have included the story behind the famous Mustang Ranch in Nevada and the rise and fall of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman. The show also did special programs on Bernie Madoff's life behind bars as well as the history of mob money. On its fourth season, the show covered stories including high profiles cases such as Raffaello Follieri, Marcus Schrenker and Sholam Weiss.

Episodes

In January 2012, the show will enter its sixth season.

References

• Matulich, Serge; Currie, David (June 2008). "Richard Scrushy: The Rise and fall of the King of Health Care". Handbook of Frauds, Scams, and Swindles: Failures of Ethics in Leadership (Illustrated ed.). CRC Press. pp. 315–351. ISBN 978-1-4200-7285-3. OCLC 214285931. http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781420072853. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
• Jennings, Marianne (August 2006). "Innovation Like No Other". The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse (annotated ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 214–216. ISBN 0-312-35430-4. OCLC 63297926. 
• Tarantino, Anthony (April 2006). "Civil and Criminal Penalties for Noncompliance". Manager's Guide to Compliance (illustrated ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons. p. 111. ISBN 0-471-79257-8. OCLC 62421142. 
• Markham, Jerry (December 2005). "Full Disclosure Fails". A Financial History of Modern U.S. Corporate Scandals: From Enron to Reform (illustrated ed.). Armonk, N.Y: M.E. Sharpe. pp. 360–364. ISBN 0-7656-1583-5. OCLC 58536658. 

External links

• Official Website
• American Greed at the Internet Movie Database