American Greed: Season 8
Season 8 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 7.
- 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 8 Progress Shield
Murder in Memphis
Mar 19, 2014 · 43 min
A wife finds out her insurance agent husband Joe Caronna has been stealing money from their friends by selling bogus annuities.
Young Lust Gone Bust
Mar 26, 2014 · 43 min
Middle-aged commercial real estate investor Ed Okun is in love with a boat show model almost half his age. He showers her with jewels, cars, even a helicopter. To fund his hormone-
The Cunning Cowgirl Crook / Dollars for Dumps
Apr 2, 2014 · 43 min
(1) A small-town comptroller steals $53 million to fund a horse-breeding empire. (2) A crooked real estate developer lures victims to his phony residential oasis.
$udden Death / Hip Hop Hustle
Apr 9, 2014 · 43 min
(1) Feds investigate financial advisor J.D. Salinas and discover a $39 million scam. (2) A Chicago-area rapper convinces a local businessman that he's got a new gig that doesn't ex
Make Me Rich or Die / Kids For Cash
Apr 16, 2014 · 43 min
(1) A man threatens investment professionals to make him rich. (2) Two judges get rich off a secret deal to build juvenile detention centers.
Detroit 'Crime Boss' Mayor
Apr 23, 2014 · 43 min
A former Detroit mayor and his friends extort city contractors, abuse public funds and turn the mayor's office into their own cash-making machine.
The Falcon and the Con Man
Apr 30, 2014 · 43 min
A man attempts to commit suicide and confesses to an extraordinary fraud that he perpetrated for the past two decades at a leading commodity futures brokerage.
Extreme Home Ripoffs / 'Greedings' From Florida
Jun 18, 2014 · 43 min
(1) Two brothers ripped off millions from homeowners in a remodeling scheme. (2) A serial scam artist tricks Florida retirees into fake New York real estate investments.
Insider Trading Trio / Cocaine Cash Cleaner
Jun 25, 2014 · 43 min
(1) Three friends go to New York to realize their dreams, which quickly turn criminal. (2) A money trail from drug traffickers leads to a suburban dad and firefighter.
Lights! Camera! Fraud!
Jul 16, 2014 · 43 min
An independent film spins out of control when a filmmaker's silent partner and spiritual guru helps himself to investor funds.
The Car Con
Jul 23, 2014 · 43 min
Brothers Darain and Cory Atkinson start a business selling vehicle service contracts, but the warranties prove worthless and the brothers pocket millions.
A Wolf in Priest's Clothing
Jul 30, 2014 · 43 min
A man concocts a $50 million phony international real estate scheme spending millions on his own lavish lifestyle.
The Home Invaders / Nashville's Predator
Aug 6, 2014 · 43 min
(1) Rivertown Financial, a home's equity and owners becoming homeless. (2) A financial planner reaps millions from client accounts, including the 401k of workers at a camp for seri
Hail to the Thief
Aug 13, 2014 · 43 min
A former Army intelligence officer known as "Mr. X" stole millions through a fake veterans' charity and eluded authorities by using an array of false identities.