Bronx native, Aethena Striplin, started hustling to survive after the death of her grandmother, transforming herself from a teen mom selling vials on the corner to a queen-pin raking in over 30- thousand a week.
Desperate to support her family, single mother of four Lacola Nickens turns to making money as a Dominatrix.
Teenager Aron Gadson was a certifiable kingpin on the streets of Harlem raking in millions of dollars by his 18th birthday; his plan was to retire by age 25... until a personal weakness brought Aron and his early retirement to a surprising end.
Melissa Sclafani, a new mother struggling with mounting bills and postpartum depression, stumbles upon the opportunity of a lifetime, taking her from local bank teller to one of the leaders of a worldwide steroid ring in a matter of months.
Dartanyon Williams goes from working in the sweltering fields of Louisiana to masterminding complex identity theft crimes all before he starts high school; he builds a criminal enterprise, making him wealthy -- but also a wanted man.
Coss Marte took the lessons he learned as a child watching hustlers growing up on the Lower East Side and came up with a plan to infiltrate the richest and most exclusive groups in Manhattan -- until his unique business model backfired.
Steven Dominquez flips his job at Rikers Island from protecting inmates to supplying them with contraband; his double life, lines his pockets but also puts his life on the line... until he ends up on the other side of the bars and finds salvation.
Matthew Cox becomes a master forger to the tune of $55 million; with authorities in multiple states hot on his heels, Matthew uses plastic surgery to change his appearance.
After swiping $17 million in stolen funds, Shannon Balenciaga uses her wit and charm to outsmart federal agents; she stays one step ahead of the law until she finds redemption and becomes an infamous Mother and ballroom scene extraordinaire.
Alabama Southern belle and single mom Takasha Stevenson seizes the opportunity when her cocaine dealer boyfriend is sent to prison; after intercepting his drug trafficking playbook, she takes his empire to the next level.
Cunning criminal, mom and jack of all crimes Joeisha JoJo Jefferson goes from boosting cars and robbery in L.A. to trafficking oxy and cocaine across the U.S. for $300,000 a week; when Federal Agents catch up, JoJo turns her life around for her son.
William Cruz puts the pedal to the metal for his family, and his chop shop surges into an international multi-million dollar car smuggling empire; a high speed chase with Homeland Security sends him to prison.
Anh Thu Nguyen, descends into the dark web, emerging as the head of a Seattle based million dollar identify theft ring; she loses herself to addiction, then finds renewed purpose in her son until the FBI moves onto her paper trail of deceit.
After surviving an abusive childhood, aspiring Hollywood actor Allen Lindsey follows his dreams and flees to the West Coast; it's all lights, crime and action, until Allen lands the real life role as the King of Sherm, earning over $200,000 a week.
Leslie Lady Ray loves the finer things in life; she shelves her good girl mindset and finds love and success in the Myrtle Beach, S.C., nightlife; she dazzles as a millionaire, nightclub owner and operator of an ecstasy pill and party empire.
Philly-born rapper and athlete Darrell Alston abandons his family values, and dares for a dose of street cred by selling cocaine, making $50,000 a month; when he's sent to prison, he turns his home bread hustle into a success.
Yonus Davis beats the odds as an all-star football athlete; he can't stay out of trouble; when he touches down in Canada to play for the CFL, he morphs into an international molly kingpin moving ecstasy.
Candice Martinez escapes a difficult childhood in Santa Fe for the peaceful suburbs of northern Virginia, where she meets the man of her dreams; when the two get to robbing banks, their love story turns into a real-life Bonnie and Clyde.
Vince Serrano believed his promising basketball career would lead him to the NBA; those dreams were ruined and he found another way to make money by hustling drugs.
Known as Queens' Realest Agent, 21-year-old real estate agent Jamila Davis is flipping mansions for millions in exclusive neighborhoods until the FBI starts to watch her every move.
Garrain Jones is on the rise as one of the top models in America, until he gets involved with the wrong people; he goes from starring in Destiny's Child videos to prison in the blink of an eye.
Jodi Mattinson shakes off the restraints of her strict upbringing and her abusive ex-husband to become the boss of Salt Lake City's most successful escort service, and seems to have it all -- until the law finds a way to bring her down.
Victor Lupis, a rebellious underdog from Long Island who grew up in poverty and violence, joins a notorious diamond crew and runs away with a fortune unaware the police are hot on his heels.
Pregnant teenager Briana Rios takes a job only to find out that it's a front for an offshore gambling ring, then quickly becomes one of Miami's top illegal bookies until it all comes crashing down and her bosses try to pin all their crimes on her.