American Greed

- Season 5

(2011)

Kevin Cohen is an attorney who says he can make dreams come true for couples desperate for children. He promises babies...for a hefty price. But unknown to his trusting clients, Cohen is exploiting their hopes and dreams.

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 invest with the man who portrays himself as a moneymaking magician. It's true to an extent...Titus makes money disappear in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme!

He's a philanthropist, a diplomat, and an 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 life unknown even to his partners in crime.

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 make a fortune by selling them on the black market. But the multi-million dollar scam has deadly consequences.

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.

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.

The Bling Ring - They're called The Bling Ring - a fast crowd of celebrity wannabes. This gang of teenagers robs celebrity homes. How far will they go to be like their favorite stars? The Fraudster, The Ex-Stripper and The Missing Millions - Danny Pang is a high-rolling financier who makes millions betting on when people will die. But Pang has a shady past, a gambling habit and a murdered wife.

Fraudster of the Opera - Albert Vilar funds symphonies and operas around the world. But it's curtains for Vilar when he scams the mother of a Hollywood star. Frozen Assets: The Ice Capers - William "Boots" Del Biaggio III is a hockey team owner skating on thin ice. His insatiable desire to be a sports mogul drives him to commit a multimillion-dollar fraud.

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 business. Is he a dutiful son or a corporate crook?

A tough guy from Chicago's South Side finds his way off the streets and into a lucrative life in counterfeiting. Art Williams Jr. prints millions in fake dollars.

The Art of the Steal - 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. The Folsom Felon - Stefan Wilson says his investment fund is a sure-fire winner. Investors even mortgage their homes to join his fund. But business with Wilson comes at a very high price.

Marc Dreier is a high-powered lawyer with celebrity clients. But Dreier is a conman and steals more than $700 million from hedge funds.

Arthur Nadel conjures a $330 million hedge fund. In the blink of an eye, he disappears and leaves clients without their life savings.

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.