2. Triads Vs Billionaires

Two wealthy groups, the triads and billionaires, have been running Hong Kong behind the scenes for decades. The secret to their success is simple. They leave each other alone. It’s a system that works — until one man decides to change all that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Some people do extraordinary things to get rich but few come close to Big Spender. A criminal mastermind, he grew up poor in Hong Kong and obsessed with money. So, naturally, he decided to take on billionaires and governments by committing the biggest crimes of their kind the world has ever seen. This is Bad Money, a show about how power and money really work. This season: Big Spender.