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King of the Con

The press created an imagefor me, which I helped create also, and to retract from anything...

The press created an image
for me, which I helped create also, and to retract from anything less than being a wonder boy
or super whiz kid, was something
that I couldn't handle

Full Transcript

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The press created an image for me,
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which I helped create also,
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and to retract from anything
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less than being a wonder boy or super whiz kid,
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was something that I couldn't handle.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
219
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:57
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 [Barry] Had a 5,000 square foot house and I put a Z in the bottom of the pool. - King of the Con 00:17
[Barry] Had a 5,000 square foot house and I put a Z in the b...
S01 • E02 I had the first real tangible venue - King of the Con 00:12
I had the first real tangible venue
S01 • E01 And he had all the girls, he was a chick magnet. - King of the Con 00:05
And he had all the girls, he was a chick magnet.
S01 • E01 [Sheri] We would take people out to dinner. - King of the Con 00:12
[Sheri] We would take people out to dinner.
S01 • E02 [Sheri] And then, you know, the years went by, - King of the Con 00:15
[Sheri] And then, you know, the years went by,
S01 • E03 [Scott] The level of trust that's violated - King of the Con 00:12
[Scott] The level of trust that's violated
S01 • E03 He wrote a letter to the elders, - King of the Con 00:21
He wrote a letter to the elders,
S01 • E02 He's got a long tail of supervised release. Let him go." - King of the Con 00:23
He's got a long tail of supervised release. Let him go....
S01 • E01 [Jeri] Oprah was doing a show on young entrepreneurs. - King of the Con 00:09
[Jeri] Oprah was doing a show on young entrepreneurs.
S01 • E01 [Oprah] Welcome author of Making It in America and chairman of - King of the Con 00:11
[Oprah] Welcome author of Making It in America and chairman ...
S01 • E01 And then Barry went on a literal rampage. - King of the Con 00:07
And then Barry went on a literal rampage.
S01 • E02 [man] He spent seven years and four months behind bars. - King of the Con 00:17
[man] He spent seven years and four months behind bars.
S01 • E03 Looking back, it sounds crazy, - King of the Con 00:08
Looking back, it sounds crazy,
S01 • E01 They're here to-- - King of the Con 00:08
They're here to--
S01 • E01 You're gonna get all these people to go in and start a business, - King of the Con 00:05
You're gonna get all these people to go in and start a ...
S01 • E02 I look at the nuked Jell-O. I look at the toilet. - King of the Con 00:05
I look at the nuked Jell-O. I look at the toilet.
S01 • E02 I looked at the door that don't open, and I'm thinking, - King of the Con 00:06
I looked at the door that don't open, and I'm thin...
S01 • E02 Maybe when they go to all this trouble to put you in a place like this - King of the Con 00:14
Maybe when they go to all this trouble to put you in a place...
S01 • E01 He said, I know what I'm doing. I know what I'm doing. - King of the Con 00:06
He said, I know what I'm doing. I know what I'm do...
S01 • E01 People will be taking about this years later, and guess what? - King of the Con 00:05
People will be taking about this years later, and guess what...