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2022PG-13documentary

6.4/ 10(14 ratings)• TMDB

The Big Conn

2022PG-13documentary

6.4/ 10(14 ratings)• TMDB

A lawyer's lavish life collapses amidst a massive fraud scandal.

“The true story of one of the largest government frauds in history.”

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James Lee Hernandez,

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A lawyer's lavish life collapses amidst a massive fraud scandal.

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James Lee Hernandez

James Lee Hernandezdirector

Brian Lazartedirector

Mason Tackettcast

Robert Gerdingcast

Ella Frazee

Ella Frazeecast

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Eric C. Conn was a lawyer living a little too large in eastern Kentucky...until two whistleblowers realized he was at the center of government fraud worth over half a billion dollars, one of the largest in U.S. history. And that was just the beginning.

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