This is the American Greek podcast presented by CNBC, I'm Stacey Keech.

In this episode of American Greed,

the Romano brothers of Long Island are working the phones,

selling $75 million worth of coins to eager and naive investors.

The salesmen knew who they could trick and confuse

and they kept going back to the well.

But when the families arrested for mail and wire fraud,

Joseph Romano wants payback from the ones who put him away.

A total of $40,000 would be paid for the killing of the judge

and the prosecutor.

Prison cameras catch Romano plotting with a hired killer.

But murder is only part of the gruesome plan.

For the first time, Romano's chosen hitman tells the whole story.

His hatred towards these two people was so great.

In Leviton Long Island, 18-year-old Michael Romano

is an entrepreneur with a plan.

He's recently graduated from Division Avenue High School.

And now he's selling collectible coins for a local telemarketing company.

He knows nothing about coins, but he's a strong-willed salesman

who says assistant U.S. attorney, Lara Gatz.

He enjoyed the power that he had over people

and he enjoyed manipulating them and pulling their strings

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