A Ponzi scheme is an investment scam that pays early investors with money taken from later investors to create an illusion of ...

A police mug shot of Italian-born American swindler Charles Ponzi (1882 - 1949) after his arrest for forgery under the name of Charles Bianchi, Montreal, Canada, 1909. Ponzi later served 14 years in ...

Recently, I got a call from a client asking us to evaluate an investment. It had similarities to other pitches, but this one had a twist. The pitch offered guaranteed returns of 12% to 18% by ...

Attorneys James D. Gassenheimer and Isaac M. Marcushamer offer the telltale signs of a Ponzi scheme knowing another wave of frauds may be just around the corner. In late 2008 and 2009, the United ...

The SEC warns of rising Ponzi schemes exploiting digital platforms in Nigeria, highlighting five risky platforms. Know the ...

Court documents say that only about $3.5 million has been recovered so far in an alleged $140 million Ponzi scheme.

Blockchain technologies are digital systems that work by distributing copies of information across several computers, also referred to as nodes, all of which are connected to a common network. These ...

Key insight: The case against Berkshire Bank, which includes unusually detailed allegations, represents the latest test of the law in cases where bank customers commit fraud. Supporting data: The ...

The SEC reveals how Nigerians were swindled out of ₦316 billion by Ponzi schemes, and names the major players behind the country’s most damaging scams. If you stand in the middle of the every-busy ...

Frequent right-wing media guest and Project 2025 contributor E.J. Antoni — President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he fired its previous commissioner following a bad ...