The Con Menu About Episodes Releases The Billion Dollar Con - Releases August 12, 2022 On a New Episode of ‘The Con,’ It’s the Heist of the Century When a Modern-Day ‘Gatsby’ Swindles Billions Threatening the Global Financial System “The Billion Dollar Con” – In 2009, a mild-mannered graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business set in motion a fraud of unprecedented gall and magnitude. Authorities say that for over a decade, Jho Low, with the aid of high-powered investment banking companies, siphoned billions of dollars from an investment fund right under the nose of industry watchdogs. Low’s brazen scheme posed the next great threat to the global financial system since the 2007-2009 recession and the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. “The Billion Dollar Con,” a new episode of “The Con,” airs THURSDAY, AUG. 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC and next day on demand and on Hulu. The ABC News Studios primetime series is narrated by Emmy®, GRAMMY®, Tony® and Oscar® winner and moderator of “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg, with weekly appearances by podcaster Laci Mosley (“Scam Goddess”) as a featured expert. For the series, David Sloan is senior executive producer, and Carrie Cook serves as executive p Press Release - News
August 12, 2022 On a New Episode of ‘The Con,’ It’s the Heist of the Century When a Modern-Day ‘Gatsby’ Swindles Billions Threatening the Global Financial System “The Billion Dollar Con” – In 2009, a mild-mannered graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business set in motion a fraud of unprecedented gall and magnitude. Authorities say that for over a decade, Jho Low, with the aid of high-powered investment banking companies, siphoned billions of dollars from an investment fund right under the nose of industry watchdogs. Low’s brazen scheme posed the next great threat to the global financial system since the 2007-2009 recession and the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. “The Billion Dollar Con,” a new episode of “The Con,” airs THURSDAY, AUG. 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC and next day on demand and on Hulu. The ABC News Studios primetime series is narrated by Emmy®, GRAMMY®, Tony® and Oscar® winner and moderator of “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg, with weekly appearances by podcaster Laci Mosley (“Scam Goddess”) as a featured expert. For the series, David Sloan is senior executive producer, and Carrie Cook serves as executive p Press Release - News
