American Greed: Season 7
Season 7 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 6.
- 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 7 Progress Shield
Shipwrecked
Feb 22, 2013 · 43 min
Michael Vorce spends lavishly on clothes and cars and leaves thousand-dollar tips at bars.
The Wealth Builder Club
Feb 28, 2013 · 43 min
Randy Treadwell, the son of a preacher, leaves the righteous path - claiming he's a financial wizard, but all he does is take investor money for himself and his crew. He uses his S
The Prisoner of Wall Street
Mar 4, 2013 · 43 min
Perry Griggs ran an investment fraud claiming to sell coffee futures, when all he did was keep investor money. He was convicted of securities fraud and sentenced to eight years in
Deadly Payout
Mar 11, 2013 · 43 min
A trio of Texas con men scores $100 million, telling investors there's big money in the "life settlement" insurance biz. When the fraudsters fail to pay returns and keep the money
Wild West Rip-Off
Apr 1, 2013 · 43 min
With a 30 year career in real estate, many thought broker Doug Vaughan was a man to be trusted. His charisma helped make him a fortune in New Mexico real estate. But it was all lie
Union Bu$ter/The Fool's Gold
Apr 10, 2013 · 43 min
The Sandhogs Local 147, a New York City construction union, whose workers build tunnels and underground passageways, entrusts Melissa King for overseeing union benefits to ensure t
Windy City Wipeout/Miami Burn
Apr 16, 2013 · 43 min
In Chicago, Jack Walsh and Charles Martin appear to be getting very rich running a foreign currency trading brokerage. But is the money really coming from savvy trades? In 2007, a
Dealing in Deceit
Apr 15, 2013 · 43 min
San Francisco entrepreneur Samuel "Mouli" Cohen starts an internet music company and fraudulently takes in $31 million from celebrities, investors, and a charity dedicated to help
Talk Radio Takedown
May 21, 2013 · 43 min
Trevor Cook appears to be a local boy made good in Minneapolis, where he runs an investment fund called the Oxford Group. Along with three cohorts, Cook solicits an amazing $190 mi
Brooklyn's Madoff/ Corrupted Software
May 29, 2013 · 43 min
Philip Barry runs his scam from Bay Ridge, a solid working-class neighborhood where families go back generations. Through local connections, Barry pulls more than 800 investors int
Greedy Groovy Guru/Doomsday Profit
Jun 14, 2013 · 43 min
A New Age evangelist becomes a greedy, groovy, guru telling Florida investors that positive thinking can lead to positive returns in her auto financing business. But this false pro
The Lady Killer
Jul 18, 2013 · 43 min
A Florida man hits it big when he takes home almost $13 million in a Florida lottery jackpot. Instead of living large, Abraham Shakespeare gives away most of his money to people in
Rapper$ Delight/Grapes of Greed
Jul 31, 2013 · 43 min
In the San Francisco Bay Area, Michael McCant is a former bank robber who says he's gone "legit," and is now making millions by promoting up-and-coming rap musicians. But these mil