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King of the Con

From what I understand,he provided informationthat wasn't true that triggered this...

From what I understand,
he provided information
that wasn't true that triggered this downfall
of Lennar. [announcer] Shares
of homebuilder Lennar
taking a big hit today. [man] After a gentleman
named Barry Minkow, who runs a place
he calls
the Fraud Discovery Institute, alleged that
the home-builder-- Uses its joint ventures as some form of Ponzi scheme

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From what I understand, he provided information that wasn't true
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that triggered this downfall of Lennar.
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[announcer] Shares of homebuilder Lennar taking a big hit today.
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[man] After a gentleman named Barry Minkow,
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who runs a place he calls the Fraud Discovery Institute,
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alleged that the home-builder--
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Uses its joint ventures
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as some form of Ponzi scheme.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
68
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:36
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 • E03 It is impossible for the facts of this story to not prove his guilt. - King of the Con 00:17
It is impossible for the facts of this story to not prove hi...
S01 • E01 Barry was convinced that once he got to speak to the jury, - King of the Con 00:13
Barry was convinced that once he got to speak to the jury,
S01 • E02 [man] This is pretty much a radioactive phrase, - King of the Con 00:08
[man] This is pretty much a radioactive phrase,
S01 • E01 I know how to speak in front of an audience. - King of the Con 00:05
I know how to speak in front of an audience.
S01 • E03 What I think is different now, is that Barry's willing to be accountable. - King of the Con 00:06
What I think is different now, is that Barry's willing ...
S01 • E01 But a Federal Court is strict and there are objections, - King of the Con 00:20
But a Federal Court is strict and there are objections,
S01 • E02 Yes. What was criminal was saying to the public, - King of the Con 00:10
Yes. What was criminal was saying to the public,
S01 • E03 Before, he was not accountable to anybody, thank you, "And I'm not going to be." - King of the Con 00:43
Before, he was not accountable to anybody, thank you, "...
S01 • E02 Through your secretary you're having an affair with. - King of the Con 00:07
Through your secretary you're having an affair with.
S01 • E01 Plus, there's a small, - King of the Con 00:09
Plus, there's a small,
S01 • E02 Oh, man, see... I thought it, but, you know... - King of the Con 00:05
Oh, man, see... I thought it, but, you know...
S01 • E02 [reporter] Yeah, Lennar is now taking out the guns - King of the Con 00:17
[reporter] Yeah, Lennar is now taking out the guns
S01 • E01 After the first afternoon of his testimony, - King of the Con 00:28
After the first afternoon of his testimony,
S01 • E02 No, I went to Las Vegas with a lawyer and said, "Pay me and I'll go away." - King of the Con 00:07
No, I went to Las Vegas with a lawyer and said, "Pay me...
S01 • E03 Barry has got to be close to the top. - King of the Con 00:14
Barry has got to be close to the top.
S01 • E02 [interviewer] So, you'd say, "Give me a $1 million - King of the Con 00:12
[interviewer] So, you'd say, "Give me a $1 million
S01 • E01 The evidence against Barry was overwhelming. - King of the Con 00:06
The evidence against Barry was overwhelming.
S01 • E01 [Barry] And it was over. - King of the Con 00:24
[Barry] And it was over.
S01 • E03 [Barry] You know what, - King of the Con 00:17
[Barry] You know what,
S01 • E02 They said, "We haven't done anything wrong. We're not playing this game." - King of the Con 00:08
They said, "We haven't done anything wrong. We...