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American Greed Podcast

SNEAK PEEK: The Life & Crimes of Joel Greenberg

American Greed Podcast

CNBC

True Crime, Documentary, Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

CNBC’s longest-running primetime original series, “American Greed” is back for a momentous 15th season on a new night - Wednesday, January 5th at 10pm ET; and this season the series celebrates reaching its 200th episode. The award-winning series is narrated by legendary actor Stacy Keach. Two hundred episodes in, the truth remains: some people will do anything for money.

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0:00.0

Here is a preview of the season premiere of American Read, the life and crimes of Joel Greenberg.

0:08.0

In this episode of American Read.

0:12.0

From the dark swamps of Florida, one slick resident crawls into the spotlight,

0:17.0

riding the co-tails of President Donald Trump.

0:21.0

His name, Congressman Matt Gates,

0:25.0

we must protect our home with unbreakable made and America's strength.

0:30.0

Strength I see every day in President Donald Trump.

0:35.0

Gates is an apex predator of the Trump era,

0:39.0

but in early 2021 he's hit with an allegation that threatens to eat him alive.

0:45.0

The investigation of possible sex trafficking currently underway into the Florida lawmaker

0:51.0

began with an investigation into an associate of his who's pleading not guilty to trafficking,

0:57.0

stalking, and identity fraud charges.

1:00.0

That associate is Gates' friend,

1:03.0

a local public official who was a complete unknown outside the small corner of Florida

1:09.0

where he's built an empire of fraud and depravity.

1:13.0

Good afternoon and thank you for allowing me just for the sake of my name.

1:17.0

Joel Greenberg, someone county tax collector.

1:21.0

To those who cover the story, Greenberg is a politician and a criminal

1:26.0

unlike any they've ever encountered.

1:29.0

There was a boldness in an in-your-face disregard for the law that went on here

1:37.0

that I certainly had never seen at another elected office.

1:42.0

Just use one example after another of different parts of ways of breaking the law

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