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King of the Con

How Barry Minkow, the scam artist, could reinvent himself and get rich many times. From whiz kid, to convict, to pastor, to fraud fighter, to convict yet again.

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[indistinct conversation] - King of the Con

[indistinct conversation]

He was very honest
about things
that were wrong in my life, - King of the Con

He was very honest about things that were wrong in my life,

So I went from
OxyContin to morphine - King of the Con

So I went from OxyContin to morphine

On the weekends,
I'd do the job - King of the Con

On the weekends, I'd do the job

[Lisa] One day
he turned himself in,
and really was very distant. - King of the Con

[Lisa] One day he turned himself in, and really was very dis...

If this guy could say,
"God's more important to me
than the gang - King of the Con

If this guy could say, "God's more important to me...

I always felt, like, this need
to... to try to be, you know - King of the Con

I always felt, like, this need to... to try to be, you know

That was the best example
for my redemption - King of the Con

That was the best example for my redemption

The boys were eight years old, - King of the Con

The boys were eight years old,

Local news is huge
at the time. - King of the Con

Local news is huge at the time.

Barry did look in his life
for men that were gonna
be like father figures to him. - King of the Con

Barry did look in his life for men that were gonna be like f...

I tried to disguise my voice.
Yes! [chuckles] - King of the Con

I tried to disguise my voice. Yes! [chuckles]

Very early on,
he was at this gym, - King of the Con

Very early on, he was at this gym,

And as long as they
had their mom, - King of the Con

And as long as they had their mom,

And then the hardest thing was
to change my voice when the
news director called to say, - King of the Con

And then the hardest thing was to change my voice when the n...

And I think he continued,
you know, in his life - King of the Con

And I think he continued, you know, in his life

And while he's in prison, - King of the Con

And while he's in prison,

That was the beginning
of my interactions
with the media. - King of the Con

That was the beginning of my interactions with the media.

I wouldn't say
Peanut was like
a father figure, - King of the Con

I wouldn't say Peanut was like a father figure,

When Barry's gone,
he's unable to control. - King of the Con

When Barry's gone, he's unable to control.

Him and Shannon,
who was Barry's
first secretary... - King of the Con

Him and Shannon, who was Barry's first secretary...

Before they even got
to know you.
I wanted that advantage. - King of the Con

Before they even got to know you. I wanted that advantage.

1991. - King of the Con

She worked for both, - King of the Con

She worked for both,

[Jeri] People were always
on the phone, calling him. - King of the Con

[Jeri] People were always on the phone, calling him.

But Shannon went
running after Barry
when Barry was gone. - King of the Con

But Shannon went running after Barry when Barry was gone.

And I'm the quarterback
for the East side - King of the Con

And I'm the quarterback for the East side

She packed up and moved - King of the Con

She packed up and moved

Documentation in the mail
that was previously
being stolen, - King of the Con

Documentation in the mail that was previously being stolen,

He wanted to be in the media.
He did commercials. - King of the Con

He wanted to be in the media. He did commercials.

Your carpets deserve
the care and expertise - King of the Con

Your carpets deserve the care and expertise

[Jeri] He did books, - King of the Con

[Jeri] He did books,

Busted my nose. - King of the Con

Busted my nose.

And here's another one
for $40,000, - King of the Con

And here's another one for $40,000,

So, all of a sudden, - King of the Con

So, all of a sudden,

[female reporter 1] Financial
whiz kid. - King of the Con

[female reporter 1] Financial whiz kid.

This whiz wonder kid of 15
who had started
a carpet cleaning business - King of the Con

This whiz wonder kid of 15 who had started a carpet cleaning...

The FBI came and said,
"We want to talk about - King of the Con

The FBI came and said, "We want to talk about

Don't you see I'm bleeding?" - King of the Con

Don't you see I'm bleeding?"

When things get tough,
all you do
is take shortcuts and quit. - King of the Con

When things get tough, all you do is take shortcuts and quit...

It just unraveled for him. - King of the Con

It just unraveled for him.

Go in the second half
and sacrifice for somebody
other than yourself." - King of the Con

Go in the second half and sacrifice for somebody other than ...

[Barry]
I start October of '82. - King of the Con

[Barry] I start October of '82.

From the very day
he came here, - King of the Con

From the very day he came here,

Went back in the second half.
We ended up tying 21 to 21. - King of the Con

Went back in the second half. We ended up tying 21 to 21.

And being the senior pastor
as well as the CEO
of the corporation, - King of the Con

And being the senior pastor as well as the CEO of the corpor...

We ended up owning
the whole building. - King of the Con

We ended up owning the whole building.

And broke it that day
in federal prison. - King of the Con

And broke it that day in federal prison.

1984, San Diego opens. - King of the Con

1984, San Diego opens.

The company's growing,
we probably have over
100 employees at this time - King of the Con

The company's growing, we probably have over 100 employ...

And we were gonna start
a church. - King of the Con

And we were gonna start a church.

[interviewer] So,
let me get this right,
this is what Barry was doing, - King of the Con

[interviewer] So, let me get this right, this is what Barry ...

Concord, Hayward, Petaluma. - King of the Con

Concord, Hayward, Petaluma.

[interviewer] Right, he was
borrowing money against
the building illegally? - King of the Con

[interviewer] Right, he was borrowing money against the buil...

The height of his
ZZZZ Best time, um... - King of the Con

The height of his ZZZZ Best time, um...

That was I think when
he had the most - King of the Con

That was I think when he had the most

I thrived in prison.
It was the structure. - King of the Con

I thrived in prison. It was the structure.

[male reporter] In less than
six years,
Minkow built ZZZZ Best - King of the Con

[male reporter] In less than six years, Minkow built ZZZZ Be...

You get up at this time.
You work out at this time. - King of the Con

You get up at this time. You work out at this time.

[interviewer]
He was using the church money,
up to $3 million, - King of the Con

[interviewer] He was using the church money, up to $3 millio...

If you hired me,
I can promise you one thing - King of the Con

If you hired me, I can promise you one thing

And this is like, you know,
this is my college. - King of the Con

And this is like, you know, this is my college.

My dad had had a hard time
holding jobs. - King of the Con

My dad had had a hard time holding jobs.

I believe he started, like,
taking money from a lady - King of the Con

I believe he started, like, taking money from a lady

[narrator] Barry was
a tough boss, even with his - King of the Con

[narrator] Barry was a tough boss, even with his

Leaving prison, doing exactly
what I told everybody
in prison I was gonna do. - King of the Con

Leaving prison, doing exactly what I told everybody in priso...

Be a pastor of a church.
Finish my master's degree. - King of the Con

Be a pastor of a church. Finish my master's degree.

And I was starting to
be the celebrity status
because of the media. - King of the Con

And I was starting to be the celebrity status because of the...

If it all falls apart,
it's all for nothing, - King of the Con

If it all falls apart, it's all for nothing,

[Jeri] His dad always had
to call him Mr. Minkow. - King of the Con

[Jeri] His dad always had to call him Mr. Minkow.

I guess
where I would like to start
is how you're different now - King of the Con

I guess where I would like to start is how you're diffe...

But it was really
probably just an ego play. - King of the Con

But it was really probably just an ego play.

Mary says she
eventually gave Minkow - King of the Con

Mary says she eventually gave Minkow

Everything's about Barry.
And I think he kind of honed
that skill as he got older. - King of the Con

Everything's about Barry. And I think he kind of honed ...

Putting my will and my wants - King of the Con

Putting my will and my wants

[upbeat music playing] - King of the Con

[upbeat music playing]

I did a video
for the certified
fraud examiners. - King of the Con

I did a video for the certified fraud examiners.

[Barry]
It was image-driven. - King of the Con

[Barry] It was image-driven.

That's typical of what
Barry had done - King of the Con

That's typical of what Barry had done

I would have liked
to have seen some
remorse and restitution, - King of the Con

I would have liked to have seen some remorse and restitution...

To this day,
whenever I do
an accounting class, - King of the Con

To this day, whenever I do an accounting class,

[Barry] This robust desire
to get ahead. - King of the Con

[Barry] This robust desire to get ahead.

[imitates Reagan] Well...
[chuckles] - King of the Con

[imitates Reagan] Well... [chuckles]

There was
a member of the church, - King of the Con

There was a member of the church,

How could anyone have fallen
for the old fraudulent
building restoration scam? - King of the Con

How could anyone have fallen for the old fraudulent building...

It was a perfect context - King of the Con

It was a perfect context

And he goes,
"I wanna do something
that honors my wife. - King of the Con

And he goes, "I wanna do something that honors my wife.

Something that
remembers her life,
something that helps people." - King of the Con

Something that remembers her life, something that helps peop...

[interviewer] It felt like
that was your first ever
honest to camera piece. - King of the Con

[interviewer] It felt like that was your first ever honest t...

[Barry] I brought
a Ferrari Testarossa. - King of the Con

[Barry] I brought a Ferrari Testarossa.

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How Barry Minkow, the scam artist, could reinvent himself and get rich many times. From whiz kid, to convict, to pastor, to fraud fighter, to convict yet again.

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Production: Masimedia

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

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ImdbRating: 7.3

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Released: 13 Jan 2022

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