American Greed

Season 1 Episode 6: Religious Prey: Greater Ministries Int'l/It takes a Thief

16 Seasons Jul 26, 2007 TV-PG 43m 8.4

Case 1: Religious Prey: Greater Ministries International A story of religious fraud; a $500 million dollar pyramid scheme. Church founder Gerald Payne has a plan for the faithful to gift the church and double their money. American Greed profiles one of the most lucrative pyramid schemes in history. Case 2: It takes a Thief A thief leads a double life.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Hook, Line and Sucker/Maxfield Parish Art Heist

1. Hook, Line and Sucker/Maxfield Parish Art Heist

Aired: Jun 21, 2007

In this episode of American Greed, see the detailed profile of a successful c...

Episode 2 The Imposter: Dr. Barnes/Interstate Bank Mart Bandit

2. The Imposter: Dr. Barnes/Interstate Bank Mart Bandit

Aired: Jun 28, 2007

Investigators discover that a doctor named Gerald Barnes is a phony; meanwhil...

Episode 3 The Wheaton Bandit

3. The Wheaton Bandit

Aired: Jul 5, 2007

It's a new crime wave: thieves committing identity theft to fund their raging...

Episode 4 Religious Prey: Baptist Foundation of Arizona: Medical Scams: Dr. Mikos

4. Religious Prey: Baptist Foundation of Arizona: Medical Scams: Dr. Mikos

Aired: Jul 12, 2007

First case: The Baptist Foundation of Arizona invests and loses millions entr...

Episode 5 Religious Prey; Greater Ministries International; It Takes a Thief

5. Religious Prey; Greater Ministries International; It Takes a Thief

Aired: Jul 19, 2007

Church founder Gerald Payne called it "divine inspiration," a way for the fai...

Episode 6 Religious Prey: Greater Ministries Int'l/It takes a Thief

6. Religious Prey: Greater Ministries Int'l/It takes a Thief

Aired: Jul 26, 2007

Case 1: Religious Prey: Greater Ministries International A story of religious...

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Info about American Greed

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: CNBC

Production Country: United States

Genres: Crime, Documentary