Josh Kovacs je manažerem jednoho z nejluxusnějších rezidenčních hotelů v New Yorku. V jeho nejvyšším patře má byt burzovní titán Arthur Shaw. Ve chvíli, kdy se provalí, že tenhle chlapík zdefraudoval peníze svých klientů, změní se jeho byt na luxusní domácí vězení, kde na něj dnem i nocí dohlížejí agenti FBI. Pro Joshe je to jedna z nejhorších zpráv v životě. I on, spolu s ostatními pracovníky hotelu, patřil ke Shawovým klientům a kvůli jeho machinacím přišel o životní úspory. Na konci temného tunelu přesto svítí světélko naděje. Uvnitř svého apartmánu ukrývá Shaw velmi slušnou finanční hotovost, kterou zatím agenti FBI nedokázali vypátrat. Co nedokážou oni, mohli by zvládnout hoteloví zaměstnanci, kteří „doma“ dokonale znají každý krychlový metr prostoru. Jenže taková loupež potřebuje dokonalý plán a na ten jsou hoši s čistým trestním rejstříkem krátcí.
George Needleman je v centru investiční operace v New Yorku. Je obviněn ze zneužití svých vědomostí a musí s rodinou vstoupit do programu na ochranu svědků. Podle programu má žít v místě, které se nikomu z rodiny, ani manželce Kate, ani dětem Cindy a Howiemu nelíbí: dům s jeho bratrem Joem.
Snímek nabízí pohled do zákulisí rozsáhlé pyramidové hry Bernieho Madoffa. Zkoumá, jakým způsobem do ní byla zatažena veřejnost, i sled ničivých událostí, které napáchala – jak na obětech, tak i na Madoffově rodině. Robert De Niro a Michelle Pfeiffer excelují v hlavních rolích Bernieho a Ruth Madoffových.
A polka kingdom crumbles in this documentary tracing the rise and fall of dubious duple meter master Jan Lewan. A Grammy-nominated polka superstar who defected from Poland to the West in the 1970s, Lewan created a musical empire that made him an internationally-recognized figure. When scandal erupted and Lewan's shady dealings were revealed, fans couldn't believe that their hero had committed one of the largest polka-related financial crimes in history.
Heists do not solely exist in the movies. These high profile schemes are elaborately planned, artful in their Machiavellian plotting, and so meticulously coordinated that they are often referred to as "the masterpieces of the confidence game". Often aimed at impossibly ambitious targets - casinos, jewelry stores, or famous museums - the masterminds behind these crimes are often heralded as the ingenious magicians of the underworld. The mystery and magnitude of these real crime stories sparks an undeniable interest for us innocent onlookers - a sense of seduction, spectacle and entertainment.
Alister, the leader of a young sales force who deals in cutlery, appears to be a passionate entrepreneur but it turns out he is a pawn, lost in a multilevel marketing scheme.
A look at how one investigator spent ten years trying to expose Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme that scammed an estimated $18 billion from investors.
Ponzi, from his arrival in Boston in 1903, to hi death in Rio in 1949. He made himself famous in inventing the first fraud of modern times on a large scale, and inspired Bernard Madoff.
When, in 2014, the charismatic German-Bulgarian Ruja Ignatova introduced OneCoin, a new cryptocurrency, she claimed that it was destined to become the world's most important digital currency and would change the course of history.
Just days before Bernard Madoff captured headlines as the largest Ponzi schemer in U.S. history, Marc Dreier, a prominent Manhattan attorney, was arrested for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that netted hundreds of millions of dollars from hedge funds. Brazen forgeries and impersonations branded the white collar crime spree remarkable. "Unraveled" is set in the purgatory of house arrest -- an Upper East Side penthouse -- where the Court has ordered Dreier confined until his sentencing day. The film weaves Dreier's struggle to prepare for the possibility of life imprisonment with first-person flashbacks, which reveal his audacious path of destruction. Destroyed by his own hubris, Dreier attempts to grasp his tragic unraveling. With unprecedented access, "Unraveled" exposes a mastermind of criminal deception.
Ripped Off: Madoff and the Scamming of America tells Madoff's story superbly, although it was put together before Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison without parole, so it's not quite complete—perhaps when he gets out, he can watch this DVD and fill in any gaps. There's a little bit of sensationalism here and there (and really, how could there not be? The man stole $65 billion!), but for the most part it's surprisingly levelheaded and, yes, even historical.
Produced in 2009 by ESPN for its "30 for 30" series, "The U" was a look at all that was good and bad about the rise of the University of Miami's football program in the 1980s. But that wasn't the end of the story. "The U Part 2" picks up where the original film left off, with the program trying to recover from the devastation left by NCAA sanctions and scandals that had some calling for the school to drop football. The Hurricanes rose from those ashes to win another national championship, only to face new controversies when a booster used a Ponzi scheme to win favor with the program.