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American Greed: Friends Without Benefits

American Greed (2015)

Documentary, Crime | United States

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SEASON: 9

EPISODE: 14 - Friends Without Benefits

SYNOPSIS

Mutual Benefits buys life insurance policies from aids patients, the chronically ill, and seniors and fraudulently resells them as low risk investments to clients. When medical advances help patients live longer, Mutual Benefits collects new investor money to pay returns. 30,000 people get caught in the $1.25 billion ponzi scheme.

RUNTIME: 43 min

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