American Greed: Season 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
Bank Robbing Broker
Jan 19, 2011 · 43 min
Stephen Trantel is a husband, a father…and a bank robber. He was once a broker making hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Manhattan trading pits. Unemployed, Trantel embarks on
Financial Guru Gone Bad
Jan 26, 2011 · 43 min
His pitch is irresistible. Troy Titus promises to make you rich. The self-proclaimed real estate guru travels the seminar circuit. Thousands attend his lectures, buy his DVDs and i
Fool's Gold
Feb 2, 2011 · 43 min
He’s a philanthropist, diplomat and international man of mystery. Dr. Henry Jones promises to get investors in on a secret gold deal. But Dr. Jones is leading a double life --- a l
Hackers: Operation Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Feb 9, 2011 · 43 min
A mysterious ring of social outcasts. Albert Gonzalez leads a gang with an insatiable appetite for sex, drugs…and your encrypted information. They steal credit card numbers and mak
A More Generous Criminal
Feb 16, 2011 · 43 min
He’s a trusted advisor. A philanthropist. Bob McLean runs a successful investment firm and donates millions to his favorite causes. But McLean has a dark, devastating secret. Amer
$1.2 Billion Scam: Ft. Frauderdale
Feb 23, 2011 · 43 min
Scott Rothstein is a Ft. Lauderdale attorney making millions. He’s the life of the party, a guy who wants the world to love him. But Rothstein is secretly a criminal mastermind. A
Bling Ring, The Fraudster, The Ex-Stripper and the Missing Millions
Mar 9, 2011 · 43 min
They’re called The Bling Ring. A fast crowd of celebrity wannabes. This gang of teenagers rob celebrity homes and steal millions in jewelry, clothing and artwork. How far will they
Fraudster of the Opera, Frozen Assets - The Ice Capers
Mar 16, 2011 · 43 min
Albert Vilar funds symphonies and operas around the world. But it’s curtains for Vilar when he scams the mother of a Hollywood star. William “Boots” Del Biaggio III is a hockey te
The Slaughterhouse
Mar 23, 2011 · 43 min
A slaughterhouse employs hundreds of workers in a small Iowa town. But there are whispers of threats, extortion and shocking child labor abuses. Sholom Rubashkin runs the family bu
The Royal Scam: Kings of Counterfeit
Mar 30, 2011 · 43 min
A tough guy from Chicago’s South Side finds his way off the streets and into a life of crime. Art Williams Jr. prints millions in fake dollars. American Greed profiles the case of
The Art of the Steal, The Folsom Felon
Apr 6, 2011 · 43 min
Larry Salander is one of the biggest names in New York’s art world. But collectors see red when he swipes more than $100 million from their pockets. American Greed profiles art col
Hedge Fund Imposter
Apr 13, 2011 · 43 min
Marc Dreier is a high-powered lawyer with celebrity clients. But Dreier is a conman and steals more than $700 million from hedge funds. American Greed profiles a story of deceptio
The Wizard of Sarasota
Apr 20, 2011 · 43 min
Arthur Nadel conjures a $330 million hedge fund. In the blink of an eye, he disappears and leaves clients without their life savings. American Greed profiles a multi-million dolla
Mark Weinberger: Nose No Bounds
Apr 27, 2011 · 43 min
Dr. Mark Weinberger – a self-proclaimed “nose doctor” – has it all and isn’t afraid to flaunt it. But inside The Weinberger Sinus Clinic, all is not what it seems. American Greed