American Greed: Season 9
Season 9 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 8.
- 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 9 Progress Shield
A Con Man's Deadly Revenge
Jan 15, 2015 · 43 min
A coin collector and his brother start mail order coin businesses. They go bankrupt in 2008. After they're jailed, one plots murder of the judge and prosecutor.
The Playboy of Indiana
Jan 22, 2015 · 43 min
A multimillion-dollar yacht, 80 sports cars, a Playboy centerfold girlfriend. Tim Durham is the picture of success as a fix -it-and-flip-it business king. But he’s actually running
Ea$y Being Green / Burglar To The Stars
Jan 29, 2015 · 43 min
(1) Con man Rodney Hailey runs a fake green energy business and collects millions by scamming major corporations. A fleet of luxury cars that litters the front of his home draws su
A Widow's Web
Feb 5, 2015 · 43 min
Rich husband, beautiful wife, perfect life. Pamela Phillips and Gary Triano are Tucson's golden couple. But their life unravels in a fury of greed and hate. When Gary ends up dead,
The Cash King
Feb 12, 2015 · 43 min
No investment idea is too exotic for visionary entrepreneur James “The Cash King” Duncan. He sets his sights on strip clubs, real estate, Iraqi currency, diamonds, and even mind co
The Dirtiest Con
Feb 19, 2015 · 43 min
Sixteen-year-old Barry Minkow starts ZZZZ Best Carpet Cleaners and quickly realizes there's more cash in fraud.
Charity Begins at Home
Feb 26, 2015 · 43 min
Claudio Osorio casts himself as a brilliant international business tycoon to scam big money and big names. This crook steals more than $40 million from investors and the US governm
The Real Wolf of Wall Street
Mar 5, 2015 · 43 min
Stockbroker Jordan Belfort runs a sex, drugs and rock 'n’ roll brokerage firm. He pleads guilty to fraud and does jail time. After his release, Belfort gets a Hollywood makeover, b
Kevin Trudeau’s Secrets / Remington Steal
Jul 10, 2015 · 43 min
(1) The infomercial pitchman who claimed he was broke and could not pay a $37.6 million fine imposed by the Federal Trade Commission is chronicled. (2) An examination of Remington
Fake It to Make It / Kill the Witnesses
Jan 17, 2015 · 43 min
Case 1: “Ferrari” Mike Banuelos steals musical artists’ money and their dreams. His Ferrari lifestyle drives them in the fast lane, but his promotional acumen leaves his investors
Vintage Wine Fraud
Jul 24, 2015 · 43 min
Counterfeit wine dealer Rudy Kurniawan dominates the fine wine scene, making millions selling his cheap basement blends through elite auction houses.
In Harm’s Way
Jul 30, 2015 · 43 min
A US military contractor loots his company of $190 million and goes on a wild spending spree.
The Lawyer Lies / Black Gold Bust
Oct 16, 2015 · 43 min
(1) Indiana personal injury lawyer William Conour helps himself to desperate clients’ settlement money, pocketing millions. (2) Phony oil tycoon Gary Milby guarantees gushers of mo
Friends Without Benefits
Oct 23, 2015 · 43 min
Mutual Benefits buys life insurance policies from aids patients, the chronically ill, and seniors and fraudulently resells them as low risk investments to clients. When medical adv
The Spy Who Scammed Me
Oct 30, 2015 · 43 min
A private security contractor is a James Bond wannabe who spins lies to desperate clients.
The Sky's the Limit
Nov 6, 2015 · 43 min
Ross Mandell’s company Sky Capital has hundreds of employees and investors and he’s living like a king. It’s a huge coup for Mandell who was once known as the Bad Boy of Wall Stree