American Greed - Season 9 - Eps 14: Friends Without Benefits

2015-10-2343 min⭐ 8.1/10

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 advances help patients live longer, Mutual Benefits collects new investor money to pay returns. 30,000 people get caught in the $1.25 billion ponzi scheme.

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About American Greed

American Greed

Title: American Greed

First Air Date: 2007-06-21

Last Air Date: 2023-03-01

Status: Returning Series

Rating: 8.1/10 (from 13 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 17

Total Episodes: 228

Network: CNBC

Genres: Documentary, Crime

Production Companies: Kurtis Productions

Synopsis

A dissection of the dark side of the American Dream, a survey of how far some people go to become rich, no matter the cost to themselves and those around them. Real-life cases are reviewed and involve such criminal activity as credit card scams, identity theft, counterfeiting and Ponzi schemes.

Cast

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Self - Narrator (voice)

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