False Profit: A Folk Hero's Fall from Grace

Greed can come in many forms. It’s not always about money. Some of
us get greedy for attention, or drama, or sweets, or sex. In fact,
there are probably as many faces of greed as there are people. But
because we tend to think of greed as an insatiable hunger for
money, it can be easy for the other kinds to fly right under our
radar. And that can make us vulnerable. In the story we’re about to
tell you, we have two kinds of greed. There’s that traditional,
wolfish desire for cash—especially somebody else’s. But then
there’s a subtle, insidious greed—a single-minded, self-centered
obsession with enlightenment. A quest for spiritual growth that
would end up destroying scores of lives, and toppling a beloved
folk hero.

Sources:

CNBC's "American Greed," Episode "Lights! Camera! Fraud!"
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/albany/press-releases/2013/conspirators-sentenced-to-84-months-and-55-months-in-fraud-conspiracy-regarding-the-birth-of-innocence-movie-project

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/is-mac-parker-the-hero-or-the-villain-in-his-film-financing-drama/Content?oid=2139947

https://www.ramtha.com/

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