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Swindled

Utilizes narrative storytelling, archival audio, and immersive soundscapes to explore true stories of white-collar criminals, con artists, and corporate evil. From corruption and fraud to Ponzi scheme... Read more

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39. The Madam (Deborah Jeane Palfrey)

39. The Madam (Deborah Jeane Palfrey)

The owner of a Washington D.C. escort agency loses everything after becoming the subject of a federal investigation. Pre... Read more

27 Oct 2019

57mins

Ranked #2

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42. The Revenger (Hunter Moore)

42. The Revenger (Hunter Moore)

A middle school dropout embraces his role as "the most hated man on the Internet" after creating a notorious "revenge po... Read more

8 Dec 2019

1hr

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Ranked #3

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41. The GPO Girl (Samantha Azzopardi)

41. The GPO Girl (Samantha Azzopardi)

Australia's "most notorious con-woman" adopts multiple aliases to commit crimes around the world. Prelude: Jerry Joseph ... Read more

24 Nov 2019

57mins

Ranked #4

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31. The Socialite (Anna Delvey)

31. The Socialite (Anna Delvey)

A Russian-born con artist posing as a wealthy German heiress scams businesses and acquaintances in an attempt to develop... Read more

7 Jul 2019

1hr 3mins

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Ranked #5

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04. The Canal (Love Canal)

04. The Canal (Love Canal)

Once envisioned as a model community, the neighborhood of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York, became the victim of a ... Read more

21 Jan 2018

43mins

Ranked #6

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03. The Treasure Hunter (Tommy Thompson)

03. The Treasure Hunter (Tommy Thompson)

An incredible discovery of sunken treasure leads to a manhunt for the person who investigators have called "one of the s... Read more

7 Jan 2018

33mins

Ranked #7

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29. The Downline (Herbalife)

29. The Downline (Herbalife)

A multi-level marketing company becomes a global success despite accusations of dangerous products and exploitation. Pre... Read more

17 Mar 2019

54mins

Ranked #8

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22. The Psychic (Sylvia Browne)

22. The Psychic (Sylvia Browne)

A self-proclaimed psychic makes a fortune by using her supernatural powers to help solve missing person cases. Prelude: ... Read more

2 Dec 2018

53mins

Ranked #9

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43. The Sultan (Anthony Gignac)

43. The Sultan (Anthony Gignac)

A lifelong con artist impersonates a Saudi Arabian prince to live a life of luxury. Prelude: Thomas Noe manages the Stat... Read more

22 Dec 2019

53mins

Ranked #10

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19. The Fyre Festival (Billy McFarland)

19. The Fyre Festival (Billy McFarland)

A technology entrepreneur defrauds investors in order to build a luxury music festival in the Bahamas. Prelude: The Lapl... Read more

21 Oct 2018

50mins

Ranked #11

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15. The Gigolo (Richard Bailey)

15. The Gigolo (Richard Bailey)

A smooth-talking con man becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of Helen Brach, a multimillionaire candy heiress... Read more

1 Jul 2018

56mins

Ranked #12

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26. The Body Snatcher (Michael Mastromarino)

26. The Body Snatcher (Michael Mastromarino)

A prominent oral surgeon embarks on a new career path after an addiction to painkillers leads to the loss of his dental ... Read more

3 Feb 2019

44mins

Ranked #13

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30. The Producer (Joe Francis)

30. The Producer (Joe Francis)

A young entrepreneur’s Girls Gone Wild franchise leads to a litany of legal issues related to tax evasion, bribery, and ... Read more

1 Apr 2019

1hr 8mins

Ranked #14

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05. The Delivery Man (Brian Wells)

05. The Delivery Man (Brian Wells)

A bizarre bank robbery in Erie, Pennsylvania involving a pizza delivery man and an improvised collar bomb leads to a sca... Read more

4 Feb 2018

42mins

Ranked #15

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10. The Judges (Kids for Cash)

10. The Judges (Kids for Cash)

Two Luzerne County judges are accused of accepting over $2 million in kickbacks in exchange for imposing harsh sentences... Read more

15 Apr 2018

50mins

Ranked #16

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11. The Hitman (Frank Howard)

11. The Hitman (Frank Howard)

A quintessential family man embezzles millions of dollars from his employer to fund a love affair and the attempted murd... Read more

29 Apr 2018

45mins

Ranked #17

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12. The Televangelist (Jim Bakker)

12. The Televangelist (Jim Bakker)

A popular evangelical preacher's financial and sexual scandals topple his Christian entertainment empire. Prelude: The s... Read more

13 May 2018

1hr

Ranked #18

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32. The Match (Simon Leviev)

32. The Match (Simon Leviev)

An international fraudster posing as a wealthy CEO utilizes a popular dating app to scam women out of hundreds of thousa... Read more

21 Jul 2019

49mins

Ranked #19

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38. The Family Business (Doug Pielsticker)

38. The Family Business (Doug Pielsticker)

A successful trucking company is destroyed after it is inherited by the boss' greedy son. Prelude: Hundreds of Falcon Tr... Read more

13 Oct 2019

53mins

Ranked #20

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24. The Mogul (Lou Pearlman)

24. The Mogul (Lou Pearlman)

An aviation entrepreneur creates the boyband craze of the nineties and one of the longest-running Ponzi schemes in Ameri... Read more

6 Jan 2019

57mins

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