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Professor John Temple featured on CNBC's 'American Greed'

John Temple on CNBCAssociate Professor John Temple will be featured on CNBC’s TV show “American Greed” Thursday, July 7 at 10:00 p.m. “American Greed” is CNBC’s true crime series that examines the dark side of the American Dream. Temple is featured in an episode called “Pain Killer Profits.” During the interview, Temple talks about the rise and fall of the largest painkiller distribution ring in the United States.
Twin Brothers Chris and Jeffrey George made $40 million from the illicit sale of Oxycodone and other drugs out of their South Florida pain clinics. Their true-life story is the basis for Temple’s book, American Pain, which was recently nominated for an Edgar Award and is the 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year in the True Crime category.