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[Jeri] He did books
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King of the Con

Whiz kid boywonder! Whiz kid Barry Minkow

[Jeri] He did books, newspapers, press, radio. And the media ate it up. [male reporter 1] Whiz kid boy
wonder! [male reporter 2]
Whiz kid Barry Minkow

Full Transcript

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[Jeri] He did books,
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newspapers, press, radio.
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And the media ate it up.
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[male reporter 1] Whiz kid boy wonder!
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[male reporter 2] Whiz kid Barry Minkow.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
2,807
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:44
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 So, all of a sudden, - King of the Con 00:06
So, all of a sudden,
S01 • E01 [female reporter 1] Financial whiz kid. - King of the Con 00:05
[female reporter 1] Financial whiz kid.
S01 • E01 This whiz wonder kid of 15 who had started a carpet cleaning business - King of the Con 00:21
This whiz wonder kid of 15 who had started a carpet cleaning...
S01 • E03 The FBI came and said, "We want to talk about - King of the Con 00:13
The FBI came and said, "We want to talk about
S01 • E02 Don't you see I'm bleeding?" - King of the Con 00:08
Don't you see I'm bleeding?"
S01 • E02 When things get tough, all you do is take shortcuts and quit. - King of the Con 00:09
When things get tough, all you do is take shortcuts and quit...
S01 • E03 It just unraveled for him. - King of the Con 00:09
It just unraveled for him.
S01 • E02 Go in the second half and sacrifice for somebody other than yourself." - King of the Con 00:06
Go in the second half and sacrifice for somebody other than ...
S01 • E01 [Barry] I start October of '82. - King of the Con 00:15
[Barry] I start October of '82.
S01 • E03 From the very day he came here, - King of the Con 00:09
From the very day he came here,
S01 • E02 Went back in the second half. We ended up tying 21 to 21. - King of the Con 00:13
Went back in the second half. We ended up tying 21 to 21.
S01 • E03 And being the senior pastor as well as the CEO of the corporation, - King of the Con 00:19
And being the senior pastor as well as the CEO of the corpor...
S01 • E01 We ended up owning the whole building. - King of the Con 00:07
We ended up owning the whole building.
S01 • E02 And broke it that day in federal prison. - King of the Con 00:15
And broke it that day in federal prison.
S01 • E01 1984, San Diego opens. - King of the Con 00:09
1984, San Diego opens.
S01 • E01 The company's growing, we probably have over 100 employees at this time - King of the Con 00:06
The company's growing, we probably have over 100 employ...
S01 • E02 And we were gonna start a church. - King of the Con 00:14
And we were gonna start a church.
S01 • E03 [interviewer] So, let me get this right, this is what Barry was doing, - King of the Con 00:09
[interviewer] So, let me get this right, this is what Barry ...
S01 • E01 Concord, Hayward, Petaluma. - King of the Con 00:08
Concord, Hayward, Petaluma.
S01 • E03 [interviewer] Right, he was borrowing money against the building illegally? - King of the Con 00:14
[interviewer] Right, he was borrowing money against the buil...