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American Greed S2E6: Inside the WorldCom Scam / DHS: Department of Hollywood Scams

  • Aired: 2008-03-05
  • Time: 22:00:00
  • Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview

In case 1, Bernard Ebbers, CEO of WorldCom, rose from nothing to become a "telecom cowboy," before the 1990s downfall of WorldCom impacted thousands of investors. In case 2, Joseph Medawar is a television producer creating an action adventure series based on real-life national security cases, but the show is a scam to defraud investors of millions of dollars.