How to Steal $500 Million

November 8, 1994

Season 1994: Episode 4

Michael ‘Mickey’ Monus, the flamboyant co-founder and president of Phar-Mor, awaits criminal trial to decide if he was responsible for one of the largest corporate frauds in U.S. history. FRONTLINE tells the story of Phar-Mor’s rapid rise and stunning fall and reveals how, for five years, the company’s top executives were able to hide a $500 million shortfall from the company’s auditors.

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