Just a Dollar and a Scheme

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Just a Dollar and a Scheme

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Mar 11, 2019

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When the winner of a $16 million jackpot refuses to identity himself, officials suspect a rigged game. It turns into the biggest lottery scam in American history.

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Mar 11, 2019

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CNBC's longest-running primetime original series, "American Greed" takes you inside the amazing real-life stories of how some people will do anything for money. The award-winning series is narrated by legendary actor Stacy Keach.

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Clean Teeth, Dirty Laundry: Dangerous curves ahead… sex for sale inside an iconic Chicago community. Dentist Gary Kimmel launders money for sex traffickers by purchasing cars that keep pimps rolling in style and sneaking sex workers in for after-hours repairs. What brings the dentist down? His own big mouth. (Original television broadcast: 2/27/2017) by American Greed Podcast
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