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Case 1: Art Heist: Fine Arts Express  
"American Greed," a new series on CNBC, explores the worlds of scams, cons and schemes. In Case 1 of Episode #3, a museum quality art collection worth more than $4 million dollars is stolen!
The Players
 
The Artwork
THE ARTWORK
Picasso
The Thief
THE THIEF
Donald Rasch
The Private Eye
THE PRIVATE EYE
James Anterio
   
 
Case File  
The Deception The Crime The Hunt The Capture
SCENE 1 - They appeared to be from opposite ends of the tracks. Two men -- who in a twist of fate -- end up working at Fine Arts Express. Together they hatch a plan to steal the art.
Biron Valier
 
 
 
The Deception The Crime The Hunt The Capture
SCENE 2 - It's described as a crime of passion motivated by the love of art. The paintings are worth more than 4-million dollars -- museum quality -- Picasso, Matisse, Rothko. The treasures are snatched out of storage.
Rothko
 
 
 
The Deception The Crime The Hunt The Capture
SCENE 3 - It was a clean, easy heist -- an inside job. The crime is unsolved until FBI Special Agents uncover a twisted plot of greed. The scheme is unraveled.
Brostrom
 
 
 
The Deception The Crime The Capture
SCENE 4 - The guilty are discovered. Why did they do it -- how did they pull it off? Donald Rasch talks from behind bars. The amazing story only on "American Greed."
Rasch
 
 
Video Exhibits
Donald Rasch explains how he was able to sell the stolen art to Stuart Slavin.
Prosecutor Matthew Drake explains the charges and sentences for Rasch and Valier.  
 
 
Photo Slideshow
View the Slideshow Fine Arts Express | Click to View Slideshow
 
 
The series is narrated by actor Stacy Keach and produced exclusively for CNBC, America's Business Channel, by Kurtis Productions.

SHOW TIMES

Episode 3: Art Heist & Medical Scams
Friday, November 13th  10p | 1a ET
Wednesday, November 18th  9p | 12a ET

Episode 4: Meth Identity & The Wheaton Bandit
Saturday, November 14th  8p | 11p ET
Wednesday, November 18th  10p | 1a ET

Episode 5: Religious Prey & Medical Scams
Monday, November 16th  12a ET
Friday, Nvomber 20th  10p | 1a ET

Episode 6: Religious Prey & It Takes a Thief
Saturday, November 21st  8p | 11p ET

Episode 7: The Martin Frankel Case
Sunday, November 22nd  Midnight ET

Episode 8: When Greed and Giving Collide
Wednesday, November 25th  9p | Midnight ET

Episode 9: Unsolved:  $300 Million Art Heist
Wednesday, November 25th  10p | 1a ET

Episode 10: Stealing from Scientologists & Art Fraud
Friday, November 27th  10p | 1a ET

Episode 11: Deadly RX for Greed
Saturday, November 28th  8p | 11p ET

Episode 12: WorldCom Scam & Hollywood Scams
Sunday, November 29th  Midnight  ET

Episode 13: Fraud in Cyberspace
Wednesday, December 2nd  9p | 12a ET

Episode 14: Tyco's Koziowski
Wednesday, December 2nd  10p | 1a ET
    
 
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