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Prosecutor: ‘It’s all a scheme to defraud creditors’
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 2 weeks agoThe difference between Donald M. Johnson, Charles Ponzi, for whom the pyramid scheme is named, and disgraced late financier Bernie Madoff, who ran the...
What's a Ponzi scheme and who is Ponzi? UA business professor sheds light on investments
Gannett via AOL· 1 month agoWhen University of Akron professor Eric Brisker teaches his business students about Ponzi schemes,...
A timeline of Sam Bankman-Fried, who could go down as one of history’s most notorious fraudsters
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoWith the trial of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried set to begin next week, “SBF” could join...
When Is a Ponzi a Ponzi?
CoinDesk via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoU.S. authorities indicted the operators of HyperVerse, allegedly an $1.8 billion “Ponzi scheme.” There’s a fine line between a “fraudulent investment...
Herbalife, Amway and Mary Kay: How multi-level marketing ‘pyramid schemes’ are bankrupting America
NY Post via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWhen 23-year-old college graduate Julie was invited to a “girls night party” where the guests were...
Hurricanes target land and property while fraudsters target homeowners
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 9 months agoInsured property damage is projected to reach $9 billion in the wake of Hurricane Idalia. An...
Defending the Indefensible? Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Deserve Better
CoinDesk via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoLast week, during the first days of a trial that could extend six weeks, there was much rejoicing...
The World Needs Uncles, Too
Esquire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere's a special circle of hell for the person who first put a gift shop in the middle of a museum exhibit. A little stand at the end of an exhibit...
14 People Who Committed True Crime Scams That Were Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Shocking
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI can't wait for you all to read about the fascinating story of Doris Payne, aka "Diamond Doris," a...
11 of the Biggest Lies in History
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 4 months agoYou don't look fat in those pants. I am not a crook. I never met her. Lots of us lie, but some lies are more detrimental than others. What are some of...