{"id":14906,"date":"2022-05-06T12:32:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T10:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1638005"},"modified":"2022-05-06T12:50:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T10:50:09","slug":"the-big-conn-release-date-true-story-trailer-and-news-for-apple-tv-doc","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-big-conn-release-date-true-story-trailer-and-news-for-apple-tv-doc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Conn release date: True story, trailer and news for Apple TV+ doc"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lauren Morris\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It\u2019s been a big year for documentaries about con artists, from The Tinder Swindler<\/a> to Bad Vegan<\/a> \u2013 but now Apple TV+<\/a> is entering the game with its series about the biggest government con in US history.<\/p>\n

The Big Conn looks at the crimes of Eric C Conn \u2013 a lawyer who defrauded the Social Security Administration out of more than half a billion dollars through his law firm.<\/p>\n

From trying to become the first lawyer to go to space, to being caught by the FBI in a Pizza Hut in the Caribbean, the story of how this conman swindled the government gets wilder and wilder.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about Apple TV+<\/a> docuseries The Big Conn.<\/p>

The Big Conn release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Big Conn arrived on Apple TV+<\/strong> on\u00a0Friday 6th May<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

All four episodes of the true crime docuseries are now available to stream.<\/p>\n

What is The Big Conn about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Big Conn explores the story of Eric C Conn \u2013 a lawyer who conned the government out of over half a billion dollars, making it the one of the largest in US history.<\/p>\n

Conn, who was also known as \u2018Mr Social Security\u2019, was a lawyer in Eastern Kentucky when he took $550 million from the Social Security Administration in disability payments by fabricating medical documents and paying various people to have social security claims passed.<\/p>\n

After two whistleblowers came forward, Conn was indicted and pleaded guilty to charges of stealing from Social Security and bribing a federal judge in 2017 but fled the country a few weeks before his court date.<\/p>\n

Six months later, he was caught in a Pizza Hut in La Ceiba and sentenced to 27 years in Kentucky federal prison, where the 61-year-old is currently incarcerated and won\u2019t be eligible for release until 2040.<\/p>\n

The Big Conn trailer<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Apple TV+ released a trailer for the docuseries last month, teasing the unbelievable story that\u2019s told over four episodes.<\/p>\n