American Greed: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of American Greed Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
The Most Hated Man in America?
Feb 26, 2018 · 43 min
Businessman Martin Shkreli raises the price of a life-saving drug 5,000 percent, but it's his shady accounting and Internet trolling that lands the "Pharma Bro" in hot water.
Deadly Opioids, Dirty Doctors
Mar 5, 2018 · 43 min
Two doctors illegally prescribe opioids while destroying lives and pocketing millions.
Murderous Plot Meets Reality TV
Mar 12, 2018 · 43 min
When a sexy Florida former escort plots to take her husband's money and his life, her lover tips off the police and her deadly plan gets caught on tape.
The Polka King Con
Mar 19, 2018 · 43 min
Polka band leader Jan Lewan rips off his adoring fans with false promises of sizable investment returns.
Stolen Valor Scam
Mar 26, 2018 · 43 min
Idaho Guardsman Darryl Wright claims he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder from his service in Iraq, but his story is an elaborate scam that allows him to live large witho
Conn's Job
Apr 2, 2018 · 43 min
Superstar disability lawyer Eric C. Conn offers guaranteed client wins by cheating, scoring a massive Social Security fraud, then vanishes.
Blood Relatives; End of Life Scam
Apr 9, 2018 · 43 min
A thieving shopaholic son murders his family to cash in on the family's wealth; a Chicago health facility owner uses an inflated billing scheme in a $20 million rip off.
Dangerous Luxury
Apr 16, 2018 · 43 min
Vitaly Borker scores $18 million selling designer knock-off eyewear as genuine from his website in Brooklyn, N.Y.; when customers complain, they are threatened with violence, even
Billion Dollar Fraud Goes Viral
Jun 25, 2018 · 43 min
Carlos Wanzeler and James Merrill promise enormous returns on a "work from home" plot selling phone service, and entice nearly one million people in a $1.7 billion Internet scam.
Florida Rehab Gone Wild
Jul 2, 2018 · 43 min
Kenny Chatman runs a string of corrupt drug rehab facilities, stealing millions by keeping insured addicts hooked on drugs.
Operation Crook, Line and Stinker
Aug 13, 2018 · 43 min
A crooked New York police officer cashes in as a high-tech burglary crew terrorizes homeowners and business owners.
Artistic License to Steal
Aug 20, 2018 · 43 min
A wannabe art dealer sells fake works by American masters of Abstract Expressionism in an $80 million scam, fooling rich collectors and pocketing millions
The Fake Housewife of Orange County
Aug 27, 2018 · 43 min
In sunny Laguna Beach, social climber Elizabeth Mulder finances her plastic surgery, Arabian horses, and ocean view real estate worth millions by swindling her best friends.
Online Dating Trap
Sep 3, 2018 · 43 min
Daylon Pierce is a ladies' man who claims to be a licensed stockbroker, wooing unsuspecting women through Internet dating sites. But when they hand over millions of dollars to this
An Ungodly Scammer
Sep 10, 2018 · 43 min
Self-proclaimed teen millionaire Ephren Taylor preaches his "safe" investments at church seminars and on the internet, fleecing victims out of millions and pumping cash into flashy
Just a Dollar and a Scheme; Lousy Landlord
Sep 17, 2018 · 43 min
An Iowa man rigs a $16.5 million lottery jackpot, triggering the biggest lottery scam in American history; notorious New York City landlord Steven Croman finds a new home in jail.
Something's Fishy: The Codfather
Sep 24, 2018 · 43 min
Carlos Rafael makes millions as the owner of one of the largest commercial fishing businesses on the East Coast but his big mouth gets him hooked in an undercover IRS sting with ag
Scams on Film; God and Gold
Oct 1, 2018 · 43 min
Fraudster John Rogers builds one of the most impressive photo archives in the world until his partner rats him out; while Larry Bates preaches about salvation through precious meta
Baby-Faced Drug Lords
Oct 8, 2018 · 43 min
Florida teenagers cash in on the opioid crisis, then they expand their operation, jeopardizing their lives of sex, drugs and money.
From Bouncer to Millionaire Fraudster
Oct 15, 2018 · 43 min
Bars, strip clubs and nightlife venues shell out millions to an insurance company founded by a former bouncer; however, federal agents say the company isn't what it appears to be,