American Greed: The Fugitives (2012) CNBC - Season 1

American Greed: The Fugitives (2012) CNBC - Season 1 (REQUESTED)



American Greed: The Fugitives is an American, weekly, "true crime" television documentary series aired on CNBC. The program is produced by Kurtis Productions.

The program focuses on the stories behind some of the biggest corporate and white collar crimes in recent U.S. history (e.g., WorldCom, HealthSouth and Tyco). In addition, stories about common financial crimes that affect scores of everyday citizens (Ponzi schemes; real estate and other investment frauds; bank robbery; identity theft; medical fraud; embezzlement; insurance fraud; murder-for-hire; art theft; credit card fraud; and, money laundering) are also featured.

January 2012, the show entered its sixth season; and also created a spin off series called: "American Greed: The Fugitives"; focusing on white-collar criminals who have not been brought to justice, yet.

Narrated by Stacy Keach.



Average Video Stats:

Format: MPEG-4
Codec ID: M4V
File size: 657 MB
Duration: 43mn 12s
Bit rate: 2 000 Kbps
Width: 720 pixels
Height: 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio: 16:9
Frame rate: 23.976 fps

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2390678/

Season 1 Episode 1: Mr. & Mrs. Mortgage Fraud; Heartless Hedge Fund Manager



Case 1: Mr. & Mrs. Mortgage Fraud

Julieanne Dimitrion and her husband John convince distressed homeowners to relinquish their homes under the premise of improving their financial position. But, instead of investing the proceeds of the home sales, the Dimitrions use the money to fund their own lavish lifestyle and multiple families in Hawaii lose their homes. It's nearly impossible to leave Hawaii without a trace, so how did this couple vanish into thin air?

Case 2: Heartless Hedge Fund Manager

Spiro Germenis is wanted for allegedly scamming more than 25 victims in a massive investment fraud scheme where no one is spared. Through the use of supposed falsified financial statements showing excellent returns, Spiro allegedly steals from middle-class people and some senior citizens, many of whom lose their entire life savings. Spiro tells his wife he's heading to a Mets playoff game, but instead buys a one-way plane ticket out of JFK Airport…never to be heard from again.



Season 1 Episode 2: Main Street Double Cross



International mutual fund manager Eric Bartoli sells a dream. Bartoli creates and operates a company called Cyprus Funds, Inc. where he supposedly was selling certificates of deposit and unregistered mutual funds to unsuspecting victims. He promises positive returns. But Bartoli allegedly steals more than $65 million from investors and hits the road when it all comes crashing down.



Season 1 Episode 3: The Contractor From Hell/The Check's in the Mail



Case 1: Check's in the Mail

You've won the lottery! Promises like this lured thousands of unsuspecting victims into a lottery scam. But instead of paying a jackpot, Roland Okuomose is accused of ripping people off. Now this alleged criminal mastermind is on the run.

Case 2: Contractor From Hell

Craig Oliver is staring at 20 years in prison on charges that he scammed more than $2.5 million from homeowners. He pled guilty but instead of facing up to his crime, the contractor and his wife decided to run. With the FBI on his trail, will
Oliver ever be brought to justice?



Season 1 Episode 4: Raiders of the Lost Retirement; Deceitful Dad and the Missing Millions



Case 1: Raiders of the Lost Retirement

Meet Joe McCool. He's a man with promises of plans for other people's life savings in the tranquil town of Mesa, Arizona. But McCool is accused of profiling clients of his investment program, to determine who would become his next target. American Greed profiles a cunning con man wanted for talking retirees out of their life savings.

Case 2: Deceitful Dad and the Missing Millions

In Lexington, Kentucky, Jim Hammes plays the role perfectly of a hard-working family man. No one suspects he has a secret …not even his daughter. But at work, Hammes is accused of embezzling millions of dollars from his employer, G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers. Now Hammes is missing and the burning question is: What other secrets does he keep?



Season 1 Episode 5: Phony Phone Calls; Heavy Metal Fraud



Case 1: Phony Phone Calls

A Chicago executive leads the life of a king. Slobodan Lunic has planes, boats and motorcycles. But Lunic builds his fortune one quarter at a time…operating payphones. Lunic with his partner Scott Holmberg have allegedly taken in $37 million in a payphone ownership investment scheme. Holmberg is arrested, but Lunic manages to escape. He's a fugitive from justice, wanted by the FBI.

Case 2: Heavy Metal Fraud

Luis Ferreira is a telemarketing tycoon, siphoning millions from naïve investors. He runs a South Florida metal brokerage
firm called Spyker Consulting. Ferreira claims to be selling an opportunity for financial security. But instead he lines his
own pockets with client money. Ferreira admits to the con, but rather than face prison he disappears. He's a wanted fugitive and could be on the end of the next sales call you receive!



Season 1 Episode 6: Farhad 'Fred' Monem: The 'Prison' Escape; Harold Rangel: Living the American Scheme



Case 1: Living the American Scheme

The father and son team of Juan and Harold Rangel are accused of running a slick operation called Financial Plus Investments. They sell distressed homeowners on the idea that a foreclosure isn't a curse, it's an opportunity. But as more than six hundred investors found out, the Rangels are nobody's saviors. The FBI believes Harold Rangel took part in a massive fraud, primarily orchestrated by his father, taking in more than $35 million dollars from families in Southern California.

Case 2: The Prison Escape

Fred Monem is presented as the paragon of efficient government spending in Oregon. He ran the Food Services Administration for the entire Oregon prison system, saving the corrections department millions of dollars a year. But according to the FBI, Monem is taking a little taste for himself. He's accused of running a $1.2 million money laundering and bribery scheme. Before agents can unravel it all, Monem is gone.



Season 1 Episode 7: Niesha Jackson: Bank Robbing Babe; James S. Eberhart: The Vanishing Internet Millionaire



Case 1: Bank Robbing Babe

Street criminals turn to white-collar crime. The feds say Niesha Jackson teams up with her gangster boyfriend and
orchestrates a nationwide credit card scheme. The Sacramento couple is convicted of running a network of scammers that stole more than $2.5 million from banks nationwide. But when the law closes in, the fraud's mastermind hits the road.

Case 2: The Vanishing Internet Millionaire

It was the get-quick-rich days of the dotcom boom. Among the companies that raise millions is a California-based online video startup with a celebrity pitchman and the promise of riches. The FBI says Jim Eberhart and his partner Eugene Carriere ran Yes Entertainment, a sham Internet company that allegedly bilked investors out of millions. When the feds come knocking, both men go on the run. Carriere is arrested in Thailand and sent back to the U.S., but Eberhart remains free until a chance encounter leads to his arrest.