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[Barry] I was scared because of the unknown
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King of the Con

I was scaredbecause of the unknown. I was afraidof how much time 'cause guys were...

[Barry] I was scared
because of the unknown. I was afraid
of how much time 'cause guys were saying,
"You're gonna do
16 years on 25." I couldn't sleep. I had done something wrong.
I hurt people. I was reading the newspapers,
and I'm like, "I really am no good." [Sheri] I mean,
he had been destroyed. He goes
from having this business
and all this money. And I think he was open to hearing about the idea of Christianity. [interviewer] But you
are a Jewish family

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[Barry] I was scared because of the unknown.
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I was afraid of how much time
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'cause guys were saying, "You're gonna do 16 years on 25."
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I couldn't sleep.
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I had done something wrong. I hurt people.
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I was reading the newspapers, and I'm like,
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"I really am no good."
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[Sheri] I mean, he had been destroyed.
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He goes from having this business and all this money.
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And I think he was open
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to hearing about
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the idea of Christianity.
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[interviewer] But you are a Jewish family.
Duration
34 seconds
Views
593
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:56
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Masimedia

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Movie Summary

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.
S01 • E01 And then on weekends I'd go help them in carpet cleaning. - King of the Con 00:13
And then on weekends I'd go help them in carpet cleanin...
S01 • E03 [Scott] When Barry left, - King of the Con 00:14
[Scott] When Barry left,
S01 • E01 I would come home. I had like a $100 check or whatever it was I made a week then. - King of the Con 00:27
I would come home. I had like a $100 check or whatever it wa...
S01 • E03 That's what you get for trying to help people out." - King of the Con 00:06
That's what you get for trying to help people out."...
S01 • E02 Yes, we were a very strict Jewish family, - King of the Con 00:12
Yes, we were a very strict Jewish family,
S01 • E03 "I'm sorry that you guys are gonna experience - King of the Con 00:14
"I'm sorry that you guys are gonna experience
S01 • E02 You know, a lot of people say, - King of the Con 00:08
You know, a lot of people say,
S01 • E03 Stinks to be you." - King of the Con 00:08
Stinks to be you."
S01 • E01 Like in school, he was a disaster. - King of the Con 00:27
Like in school, he was a disaster.
S01 • E02 1987. - King of the Con 00:07
1987.
S01 • E03 [Barry] When I was driving from San Diego to Tennessee, - King of the Con 00:21
[Barry] When I was driving from San Diego to Tennessee,
S01 • E02 [reporter] He says he's developing a spiritual life - King of the Con 00:19
[reporter] He says he's developing a spiritual life
S01 • E01 I remember in 9th grade, calling my friend Tony Siko saying, - King of the Con 00:16
I remember in 9th grade, calling my friend Tony Siko saying,
S01 • E03 And I remember that stretch - King of the Con 00:08
And I remember that stretch
S01 • E02 I did feel like the Christianity thing, - King of the Con 00:14
I did feel like the Christianity thing,
S01 • E03 [actor playing Peanut] Barry Minkow, you a quitter. - King of the Con 00:11
[actor playing Peanut] Barry Minkow, you a quitter.
S01 • E01 I think he really wanted to be better than what we had. - King of the Con 00:06
I think he really wanted to be better than what we had.
S01 • E02 [Sheri] My mom, she got into one of the anonymous programs - King of the Con 00:14
[Sheri] My mom, she got into one of the anonymous programs
S01 • E01 And also, he wanted to get the attention of some of the girls in high school. - King of the Con 00:13
And also, he wanted to get the attention of some of the girl...
S01 • E03 "I taught you better than that." - King of the Con 00:14
"I taught you better than that."