American Greed - Season 11 (2017)

A Michigan scammer makes millions with false claims of building a real estate empire.

A sex trafficking ring comprised of violent pimps who exploit women enlists a Chicago dentist to launder their money, and in upstate New York an elderly rural bachelor is robbed of his valuable vintage comic books collection.

A trusted employee starts baking up his own profits at a famous fruitcake company in Texas. And, a self-proclaimed financial wiz funds a winning race team with money stolen from a church.

Con man/motivational speaker Gary Shawkey needs cash for his wild scams and he's not afraid to murder to get it. Then, a Los Angeles pain clinic doctor makes millions writing illegal pain prescriptions and she doesn't care how many patients die while she does it.

A former champion basketball player's schemes land him in prison and his mother kicked out of her home.

Successful businesswoman Linda Kincade is targeted by a serial grifter, Paul Curry, who poisons her for money. Ironically, Linda thinks she has finally found the love of her life, but it turns out that Paul may actually be the end of it.

Luxury car salesman and reality TV star Bobby Khan is accused of pocketing car loans and selling cars that aren't his. And Paul Ceglia, who once hired Mark Zuckerberg, claims to own half of Facebook and says he has the contract to prove it. But is it legitimate?

CEO Stewart Parnell knowingly ships peanut products tainted with salmonella - that kill nine and sickens thousands.

Troy Stratos lives the glamorous life by convincing people that he is a movie producer and money management professional while collecting $40 million dollars to promote his own image. He even stole from his childhood friend Nicole Murphy, who is the ex-wife of Eddie Murphy.

James Henrikson schemes to strike it rich in the North Dakota oil fields and he lets no one get in his way.

Former OSU quarterback Art Schlichter was once a living legend at Ohio State University. Art Schlichter throws it all away when he sinks into a gambling addiction, becoming a fast-talking con artist whose only game is looking for the next score. He cons both friends and acquaintances to feed his gambling habit.

Musician Donald "Ski" Johnson uses his Jazz for Life foundation to make empty promises that leave generous donors feeling scammed when his bogus trips to the Grammy Awards turn into red carpet nightmares.

John Fox, the owner of Premier Cru, a luxurious Berkeley, California wine consignment business, steals millions of dollars from wealthy wine collectors by luring his customers into attractive "pre-arrival" offers on rare collectible wine that is never delivered to his clients. He spends his clients' money on personal pleasures including expensive cars and online escort services until his Ponzi scheme breaks down. The ironic twist is that he himself falls prey to a scheme also.

With two yachts, his own private jet, and a lakeside mega-mansion, Darren Berg scams some of Seattle's savviest investors. And, New York socialite Dina Wein Reis bilks companies out of millions in a grey market selling scheme.

Bill Mastro builds a multi-million dollar sports memorabilia empire by defrauding clients through the use of "shill bidding" and selling off fake items.

Story 1. A school supply vendor, millionaire businessman Norman H. Shy, steals almost three million dollars from struggling Detroit public schools by enlisting shady school officials. Story 2. Heartless crooks who are romance scammers use photos of real military men to lure women into sending love and money.

Mark Avery burns though $52 million from a foundation he's trusted to protect. He buys fighter jets and a fleet of WWII bombers to feed his fantasy of running "black ops" for the CIA.

CNBC explores the various ways people have taken it upon themselves to become rich, including a number of tales involving art theft, con men, identity thieves and other scammers who turned the American Dream into more of a nightmare.

America is fighting two wars and a Miami party boy steps into make a killing for himself. Efraim Diveroli, just 21 years old, a self proclaimed druggy, wins a nearly $300 million contract to supply ammo to Afghanistan. But the only way to score millions from the deal is to break the law. His story gets amped-up with fiction in the 2016 movie "War Dogs" but American Greed has the facts about what happens when war meets greed.