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King of the Con

We, in the '80s were going to be the oneswho showed the world,how to be success. The...

[upbeat music playing] [Jeri]
We, in the '80s were going to be the ones
who showed the world,
how to be success. The "Yuppies,"
Young, urban professionals

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[Jeri] We, in the '80s
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were going to be the ones who showed the world, how to be success.
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The "Yuppies," Young, urban professionals.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
508
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:03
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 • E02 I did a video for the certified fraud examiners. - King of the Con 00:22
I did a video for the certified fraud examiners.
S01 • E01 [Barry] It was image-driven. - King of the Con 00:14
[Barry] It was image-driven.
S01 • E03 That's typical of what Barry had done - King of the Con 00:07
That's typical of what Barry had done
S01 • E03 I would have liked to have seen some remorse and restitution, - King of the Con 00:09
I would have liked to have seen some remorse and restitution...
S01 • E02 To this day, whenever I do an accounting class, - King of the Con 00:15
To this day, whenever I do an accounting class,
S01 • E01 [Barry] This robust desire to get ahead. - King of the Con 00:09
[Barry] This robust desire to get ahead.
S01 • E01 [imitates Reagan] Well... [chuckles] - King of the Con 00:09
[imitates Reagan] Well... [chuckles]
S01 • E03 There was a member of the church, - King of the Con 00:07
There was a member of the church,
S01 • E02 How could anyone have fallen for the old fraudulent building restoration scam? - King of the Con 00:07
How could anyone have fallen for the old fraudulent building...
S01 • E03 And he goes, "I wanna do something that honors my wife. - King of the Con 00:05
And he goes, "I wanna do something that honors my wife.
S01 • E01 It was a perfect context - King of the Con 00:10
It was a perfect context
S01 • E03 Something that remembers her life, something that helps people." - King of the Con 00:33
Something that remembers her life, something that helps peop...
S01 • E02 [interviewer] It felt like that was your first ever honest to camera piece. - King of the Con 00:05
[interviewer] It felt like that was your first ever honest t...
S01 • E01 [Barry] I brought a Ferrari Testarossa. - King of the Con 00:07
[Barry] I brought a Ferrari Testarossa.
S01 • E02 The press created an image for me, - King of the Con 00:13
The press created an image for me,
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,