Dirty Money - Money rules the world / episode list

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This episode list contains all episodes of the American true crime - documentary television series Dirty Money - Money rules the world (English original title: Dirty Money ). The list is sorted by the official episode numbering. The television series currently has two seasons with 12 episodes.

season 1

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director
1 1 Deadly NOx Hard NOx January 26, 2018 January 26, 2018 Alex Gibney
In the United States many cars the automaker will be Volkswagen diesel engines as " TDI advertised clean diesel". The examination of the exhaust gases of some engines from VW reveals, however, that the engines are not as clean or low in emissions as advertised. Ultimately, this leads to the exposure of the emissions scandal . The engine's nitrogen oxide emissions sometimes exceed the stipulated US Tier 2 Bin 5 limit by 40 times.

The “NOx” in the title stands for “nitrogen oxide” and is the English abbreviation for nitrogen oxide . Nitrogen oxides are produced, among other things, when diesel is burned in diesel engines.

In order to achieve better results in emissions tests, VW has used so-called “defeat devices” that use various parameters to identify whether a car is on an emissions test bench. If an emissions test is carried out, the exhaust gas cleaning is switched on and the exhaust gases are filtered, otherwise it remains deactivated by default.

The toxicity of the exhaust gases was tested on living monkeys, among other things.

2 2 Small loans Payday January 26, 2018 January 26, 2018 Jesse Moss
Scott Tucker is an American racing car driver who leads an extravagant lifestyle. He earns his money through a fraudulent business model by granting small loans or short-term loans , so-called payday loans . These loans are widely used by people with low credit ratings .

Tucker's company charges very high interest rates on the loans ( usury or usury ). On the other hand, he deliberately makes the loan agreements so complicated that the contractual documents are misleading and most customers cannot understand the agreements.

After the loan has been paid out to the customer, an amount equal to the monthly repayment is regularly debited from their account . The customer believes that he will repay the loan over several months. In truth, however, the loan has been extended and the withdrawal from the customer's account is a processing fee to extend the loan.

Tucker was sentenced to pay the US Federal Trade Commission a fine of $ 1.3 billion.

3 3 Expensive medicine Drug short January 26, 2018 January 26, 2018 Erin Lee Carr
The Canadian pharmaceutical company Valeant is raising the prices of its drugs, including Daraprim, drastically, making the necessary drugs unaffordable for many sick people (see also Martin Shkreli ).

Valeant does not try to grow its growth using "normal" methods like other pharmaceutical companies . Pharmaceutical companies invest an average of 18 percent of their sales in the research and development of new drugs, which are then monetized. However, Valeant uses a different method: the company cuts its research and development spending to a minimum of about 3 percent of sales.

Valeant uses the money saved to buy up other pharmaceutical companies. In the case of the acquired pharmaceutical companies, spending on research and development will also be reduced to a minimum, so that new money is available for further acquisitions of other pharmaceutical companies.

After taking over various companies, Valeant drastically increased the prices of the drugs it offered. For example, the price of the drug “Daraprim” was increased from US $ 13.50 per tablet to US $ 750 per tablet overnight. This is a price increase of more than 5,500 percent. The share price of Valeant has increased steadily since the beginning of the steady company acquisitions.

Since the Valeant fraud leaked between late 2015 and early 2016, the company has lost approximately $ 89 billion in market capitalization .

4th 4th Cartel bank Cartel Bank January 26, 2018 January 26, 2018 Kristi Jacobson
The British bank HSBC is involved in money laundering by Mexican drug cartels .

South American drug cartels transport their drugs from their manufacturing locations in South America through Central America to the United States. The drugs are sold in the United States. But how does the money made from drug sales get back to the cartels in South America?

According to this episode of Dirty Money , one way to do this is by shipping the cash back across the border between the United States and Mexico . The income from drug sales is typically cash in small denomination bills , such as $ one, five, ten, and twenty dollars . This money is raised in medium-sized sums and driven in unobtrusive cars from the United States across the border into Mexico. The border is less closely guarded in this direction to Mexico (south direction) and the cars are controlled much less frequently than in the other direction from Mexico to the USA (north direction).

In Mexico, the money is deposited in normal bank accounts, for the most part with the major British bank HSBC. The “ know your customer ” principle of the legitimation check is circumvented by bribing bank employees or threatening them and their families (see also the Mexican proverb “plata o plomo”, literally “silver or lead?” In German, meaning “money or Life?"). Sometimes the drug money is also deposited as collateral to take out a loan.

HSBC was aware of the illegal circumvention of the “Know your customer” guidelines, but deliberately ignored these violations. A 2012 report by the United States Department of Justice found that HSBC laundered at least $ 881 million from 2006 to 2010 from the Sinaloa and Norte del Valle cartels.

On December 11, 2017, the United States Department of Justice announced its plan to drop all criminal charges against HSBC.

5 5 The maple syrup heist The Maple Syrup Heist January 26, 2018 January 26, 2018 Brian McGinn
Canadian Quebec is maple syrup worth about 18.7 million Canadian dollars stolen (the equivalent of about 15.1 million euros).

Canada, especially the Canadian province of Quebec, is one of the main producers of maple syrup in the world. The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (German about the Association of Maple Syrup Producers in Québec ) is a state-controlled company that controls much of Canada's national and international maple syrup trade. This association has a strategic stock or emergency supplies ( "strategic reserve") of maple syrup with a capacity of 12,200 tonnes in 2011. This is emergency supply than International Strategic Reserve (German about International strategic reserve ) or Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve (German about Global strategic maple syrup reserve ), respectively.

In August 2012, it was announced that thieves had apparently stolen 3,000 tons of maple syrup worth 18.7 million Canadian dollars (the equivalent of around 15.1 million euros) from this strategic stash. About a month later, the Canadian police were able to recover some of the loot in a small town in New Brunswick , Canada. A large part, however, had already been resold to ignorant dealers.

6th 6th The man of trust The Confidence Man January 26, 2018 January 26, 2018 Fisher Stevens
Donald Trump , 45th President of the United States, presents himself to the public as a successful businessman. Trump is the owner of the Trump Organization , which is active in various business fields, including the real estate industry and the operation of hotels ("Trump International Hotel and Tower") and casinos. But behind this façade, several companies that were headed by Donald Trump are allegedly very heavily indebted. Trump has allegedly led some of his companies into bankruptcy , including the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City , New Jersey.

season 2

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director
7th 1 Wagon wheels The wagon wheel March 11, 2020 March 11, 2020 Dan Kraus
The episode deals with the Wells Fargo scandal, in which the financial company systematically defrauded its own customers.
8th 2 The man at the top The Man at the Top March 11, 2020 March 11, 2020 Zachary Heinzerling
Various scandals of the former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak are documented.
9 3 Slumlord millionaire Slumlord Millionaire March 11, 2020 March 11, 2020 Daniel DiMauro, Morgan Pehme
Jared Kushner , known as Donald Trump's son-in-law , is a real estate heir whose questionable treatment of his tenants is the subject of this episode.
10 4th Dirty gold Dirty gold March 11, 2020 March 11, 2020 Stephen Maing
The episode deals with the negative side effects of trading and making gold. It reports on money laundering , illegal mining activities and environmental degradation , among other things .
11 5 The business with care Guardians, Inc. March 11, 2020 March 11, 2020 Kyoko Miyake
Fraud against the elderly is the theme of this episode.
12 6th Point Comfort Point Comfort March 11, 2020 March 11, 2020 Margaret Brown
The environmental impact of the construction of a plastics factory in a small town in Texas is discussed.

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ IMSA: Scott Tucker jailed for credit fraud. In: sportscar-info.de. Maximilian Graf, February 12, 2016, accessed February 8, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Record $ 1.3 billion ruling against Scott Tucker and others behind AMG payday lending. In: ftc.gov. Federal Trade Commission , October 4, 2016; accessed February 8, 2018 (American English).
  4. ↑ Payday Loans: Racecar Driver Scott Tucker Owes $ 1.27 Billion. In: time.com. Time , October 3, 2016, accessed February 8, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Drug Goes From $ 13.50 a Tablet to $ 750, Overnight. In: nytimes.com. New York Times , September 20, 2015, accessed February 8, 2018 .
  6. ^ How Valeant's Scandal Has Impacted Its Stock Price (VRX). In: investopedia.com. Investopedia, September 30, 2016, accessed February 8, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Case 1: 12-cr-00763-ILG Document 3-3 Filed 12/11/12 Page 1 of 30 PageID #: 54. In: justice.gov. United States Department of Justice , December 11, 2012, accessed February 7, 2018 (American English).
  8. ↑ HSBC Says US Is Preparing to Dismiss Criminal Charges Against It. In: nytimes.com. New York Times , December 11, 2017, accessed February 8, 2018 .
  9. ↑ US DoJ seeks dismissal of HSBC deferred criminal charges. In: ft.com. Financial Times , December 11, 2017, accessed February 8, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Ringleader in maple syrup heist gets 8 years in prison, $ 9.4M fine. In: cbc.ca. CBC / Radio-Canada , April 28, 2017, accessed February 8, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Canadian Man Stole $ 18.7 Million Worth of Maple Syrup. In: time.com. Time , April 27, 2017, accessed February 8, 2018 .