Bronx native Aethena Striplin dreams of being an entrepreneur like her beloved grandma, but the allure of fast money and the trappings of the justice system lead her down a traumatic path.

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 in 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's ring of identity thieves made him a millionaire by age 19, but after his empire was brought down by the feds, his supportive family helped him get on a new path.

Coss Marte's desire for a better life and quick cash led to him becoming one of New York's most successful drug dealers, but his business's growth made it impossible to stay under the radar.

Steven Dominguez vows to escape generational poverty with a secure job as a Rikers Island prison guard, but greed gets the best of him when an inmate offers him a lucrative side hustle.

Determined to overcome his dyslexia and earn his dad's approval, Matthew Cox uses his natural charm to evade the law as he scores millions in a complex array of financial scams.

As Shannon Balenciaga tries to overcome a traumatic childhood, she finds herself caught up in a series of fraud schemes that lead to a glamorous life -- and the attention of the feds.

When her drug dealer boyfriend is sent to prison, Alabama single mom Takasha Stevenson learns from his mistakes as she takes his drug empire to the next level.

Joeisha "JoJo" Jefferson goes from boosting cars and robbing homes in L.A. to trafficking oxycodone and cocaine across the U.S. for $300,000 a week -- until a wake-up call changes her path.

After trying to leave the world of drug dealing, Aisha Hall creates a well-oiled bank fraud scheme that continues to level up until a 10-year prison sentence puts a pause on her hustle.

William Cruz's NYC chop shop surges into an international multimillion-dollar empire until a high-speed chase with Homeland Security sends him to prison and he turns his life around.

Anh Thu Nguyen descends into the dark web and emerges as the head of a Seattle-based identity theft ring, losing herself to addiction before finding purpose in her son until the FBI moves in.

After surviving an abusive childhood, aspiring Hollywood actor Allen Lindsey follows his dreams and flees to the West Coast, where he becomes the King of Sherm, earning over $200,000 a week.

Leslie "Lady" Ray loves the finer things in life, and she hustles her way up through the Myrtle Beach, SC, nightlife scene as a nightclub owner and operator of an ecstasy and weed 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 successful sneaker brand.

After years as a small-time crook, Dusty Trammell makes it her goal to join the Irish mob as a "Lady Clover," and she pays her dues to the gang by delivering drugs, smuggling cars and worse.

A natural entrepreneur and hungry for money, Richard Rodriguez created one of the most successful steroid rings ever, earning him the nickname "The Pablo Escobar of Steroids."

The well-educated daughter of doctors, Jennifer Gomez's love of bad boys and years of lying, drug addiction and burglarizing homes across Florida leads her to a 10-year prison sentence.