"American Greed," a new series on CNBC, explores the worlds of scams, cons and schemes. In Episode #5, the story of a murderous Chicago doctor who bilked Medicare for more than a million!
THE DOCTOR
Dr. Ronald Mikos
THE WITNESS
Joyce Brannon
THE FBI AGENT
Marybeth King
SCENE 1 - A town where Midwestern charm meets big city greed -- a town where Dr. Ronald Mikos puts down his roots.
SCENE 2 - He’s a caring doctor with a sterling bedside manner. His practice is lucrative. But beneath the charm lies a con artist -- a doctor playing the system and making off with more than a million.
SCENE 3 - The scam is simple -- Dr. Mikos bills for expensive foot surgeries -- operations he often never performs. The Feds build a case.
SCENE 4 - A patient agrees to testify -- but the star witness turns up dead. "American Greed" profiles a million-dollar case of Medicare fraud and murder.
FBI Agent Marybeth King talks about the investigation.