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S5 E6 McDonald's Monopoly Scam - Part 1

Documentary

TV-MA

24 minutes

Oct 13, 2024

The FBI in Jacksonville receives a tip that a mysterious figure known as "Uncle Jerry" has been rigging the McDonald's Monopoly promotional games, and that many of the million-dollar winners know each other. Agents uncover an elaborate scheme where more than $24 million has been fraudulently won in the competition over 12 years. There's a race against the clock, as McDonald's agrees to run one more game in the hopes that the FBI can catch "Uncle Jerry" and his fellow scammers in the act.

Season 5, 10 Episodes

Showdown in the West - Part 1,

In 2014, federal agents, coordinating with the FBI, confront a hodgepodge of heavily armed militias and ranchers who've come to Nevada to prevent the seizure of the Bundy family's cattle. Outgunned and outnumbered, the feds back down, leaving the Bundys emboldened and looking for another fight with the government. When two Oregon ranchers are sentenced to prison for arson on federal land, the Bundys and militias descend on the town of Burns, where the FBI faces a potentially deadly showdown.

Showdown in the West - Part 2,

After their victory over the government in Nevada, the Bundy family heads to Oregon to prevent two ranchers who've been convicted of arson on federal land from going to prison. When the arsonists refuse their help, the Bundys take over a federal wildlife refuge instead. After a weeks-long standoff, the FBI learns that the occupation leaders will travel to another town. A dramatic car chase through the mountains ensues. When one rancher refuses to surrender peacefully, the showdown turns deadly.

Love & Murder in Old San Juan,

A late-night attack in Old San Juan leaves a wealthy young real-estate magnate bleeding out on the street as his beauty queen wife watches. In a matter of weeks, the local police have their man. He's convicted of murder and sentenced to 105 years, but for the victim's father, the case raises more questions than answers. When he calls on the FBI to investigate, agents uncover a full-blown murder-for-hire conspiracy that leads to an international search with some shocking twists and turns.

Operation Oxy Alley,

Water cooler talks with local law enforcement spark an FBI investigation into the rise of opioid overdoses and addiction-related crime in South Florida. Agents discover that over 90% of the oxycodone distributed in the USA is being prescribed in Florida, and that many of the state's hundreds of so-called "pain clinics" are actually pill mills. The FBI zeroes in on twin brother pain clinic owners who are running the largest oxycodone trafficking operation in the country.

Who Bombed Pan Am 103?,

Days before Christmas, a plane crashes in the remote Scottish village of Lockerbie. 290 people are killed, including 190 Americans. It's the largest crime scene in history, with debris scattered across 845 square miles. After it's determined that a bomb brought the plane down, the FBI works tirelessly with international agencies to connect tiny pieces of evidence from the crash to the terrorists responsible. The investigation takes the FBI all over the world in their quest for answers.

McDonald's Monopoly Scam - Part 1,

The FBI in Jacksonville receives a tip that a mysterious figure known as "Uncle Jerry" has been rigging the McDonald's Monopoly promotional games, and that many of the million-dollar winners know each other. Agents uncover an elaborate scheme where more than $24 million has been fraudulently won in the competition over 12 years. There's a race against the clock, as McDonald's agrees to run one more game in the hopes that the FBI can catch "Uncle Jerry" and his fellow scammers in the act.

McDonald's Monopoly Scam - Part 2,

The FBI dives deep into scammer "Uncle Jerry's" wide network of middlemen, who recruit people to claim high-value prizes in the McDonald's Monopoly promotional games. To help strengthen their case against this operation, FBI agents team up with a McDonald's executive and go undercover as a film crew, interviewing fraudulent winners about the allegedly lucky day when they won $1 million. Days away from the takedown, a fax sent to the wrong organization could derail the entire case.

When the FBI shows up at Bernie Madoff's Manhattan penthouse, he breaks down and confesses: he's responsible for a $64 billion Ponzi scheme. He's now under arrest, but the FBI's job is just beginning. Not only must they sift through millions of pages of evidence in Madoff's dingy office, but they must also begin the years-long task of recovering the stolen assets and attempting to help those whose lives Madoff had shattered.

Officer Pulido,

A small-time crook looking for a break promises to lead the authorities to a corrupt cop. When the FBI investigates, agents uncover a career criminal surrounded by loyal accomplices... all entrenched with the Boston Police and engaged in numerous criminal enterprises. But taking down three SWAT-trained members of a police force comes with unavoidable risks.

Sea Of Thieves,

Rumor has it that a Houston company is looking to obtain top-secret material that makes U.S. submarines nearly undetectable to enemy sonar. When FBI counterintelligence agents investigate, they uncover a state-sponsored effort to steal the formula, mass-produce the material, and use it to build state-of-the-art Chinese subs. If the FBI can't take down the operation, thousands of American lives could hang in the balance - on U.S. Navy ships, or even in the nation's biggest coastal cities.

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FBI True

Documentary

TV-MA

5 Seasons

27 minutes

FBI True goes behind-the-scenes with real agents telling true stories of their most dangerous and infamous cases.

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