5-part docuseries - each episode is approximately 1 hour long. 50% of proceeds goes to support Utah Film Center.
From writer/director Eric Vaughan, producer Patrick Lovell and executive producer Adam Bronfman, The Con is an in-depth 5-part docuseries investigation into the 2008 financial crisis nine years in the making, Who did it, why it happened and how our country went from “of, for and by the people,” to “of, for and by the corporation.” And what’s past is prologue: The heist of our democracy that includes fraudulent practices, massive credit card debt, student loans, auto loans, and the revolving door between finance and government, is still going on, and will become even worse than before.
Amongst the many heartbreaks and horrors of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cracks that it exposed in the fragile financial tapestry of the world’s biggest economy are more evidence that THE CON is still on.
THE CON - Episode 2: “Fund 'Em!?”
Lovell speaks to authorities who show that Addie Polk’s mortgage documents were forged, a harbinger of a criminal tidal wave as the number of mortgage fraud complaints increased. The scammers were cashing in, and California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio were hot spots. Suicides related to foreclosures were on the rise; the vulnerable received inflated appraisals, and their loans often had fraudulent information in them. The roots of the avarice, however, began decades earlier.
- Year2020
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorEric S. Vaughan
- ProducerPatrick Lovell
- Executive ProducerAdam Bronfman
5-part docuseries - each episode is approximately 1 hour long. 50% of proceeds goes to support Utah Film Center.
From writer/director Eric Vaughan, producer Patrick Lovell and executive producer Adam Bronfman, The Con is an in-depth 5-part docuseries investigation into the 2008 financial crisis nine years in the making, Who did it, why it happened and how our country went from “of, for and by the people,” to “of, for and by the corporation.” And what’s past is prologue: The heist of our democracy that includes fraudulent practices, massive credit card debt, student loans, auto loans, and the revolving door between finance and government, is still going on, and will become even worse than before.
Amongst the many heartbreaks and horrors of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cracks that it exposed in the fragile financial tapestry of the world’s biggest economy are more evidence that THE CON is still on.
THE CON - Episode 2: “Fund 'Em!?”
Lovell speaks to authorities who show that Addie Polk’s mortgage documents were forged, a harbinger of a criminal tidal wave as the number of mortgage fraud complaints increased. The scammers were cashing in, and California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio were hot spots. Suicides related to foreclosures were on the rise; the vulnerable received inflated appraisals, and their loans often had fraudulent information in them. The roots of the avarice, however, began decades earlier.
- Year2020
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorEric S. Vaughan
- ProducerPatrick Lovell
- Executive ProducerAdam Bronfman