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In 2008, he targeted giant homebuilder Lennar Homes

King of the Con

In 2008, he targetedgiant homebuilderLennar Homes. But the government saysin that case, he...

King of the Con • S01E03 • 2022

In 2008, he targeted
giant homebuilder
Lennar Homes. But the government says
in that case, he wasn't exposing fraud,
he was committing it. According to court filings, Minkow spread
false information
about Lennar, while at the same time,
profiting from short sales
of the company's stock, which lost more than
$400 million in value. [man 1] Barry Minkow
is just an enigma. [man 2] Barry's
a very dangerous man. [man 3] The kid
was really a genius

Full Transcript

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In 2008, he targeted giant homebuilder Lennar Homes.

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But the government says in that case,

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he wasn't exposing fraud, he was committing it.

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According to court filings,

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Minkow spread false information about Lennar,

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while at the same time, profiting from short sales of the company's stock,

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which lost more than $400 million in value.

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[man 1] Barry Minkow is just an enigma.

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[man 2] Barry's a very dangerous man.

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[man 3] The kid was really a genius.

Duration

29 seconds

Views

65

Timestamp in Movie

00:00:12

Uploaded

Mar 30, 2025

Season

1

Episode

3

Genres

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.