Reviving RadioShack Online Turned Into Ponzi Scheme, SEC Claims September 24, 2025 By Nicola M. White and Bob Van Voris A company that snatched up distressed brick-and-mortar brands including RadioShack and Pier 1 Imports and promised investors big returns in...
Maryland Man Charged in Ponzi Scheme Claimed He Knew Buffett’s Investments September 23, 2025 By Jonathan Stemple A Harvard Business School graduate accused of defrauding fellow alumni out of millions of dollars by claiming he could identify...
Pennsylvania Man Charged in $400 Million ATM Fraud September 4, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A Pennsylvania man has been charged with tricking people into investing money he claimed would be used to buy thousands...
Insurance Agent Earned Town’s Trust. But Officials Say He Ran a $95M Ponzi Scheme. August 19, 2025 By Michael Hill For decades, Miles “Burt” Marshall was the man you went to see in a stretch of upstate New York if...
Bernard Madoff’s Victims Collect $4.3B as US Government Fund Completes Payouts January 2, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. government fund to compensate people swindled by Bernard Madoff announced its tenth and final distribution on Monday, saying...
Bernie Madoff Is Long Gone. The Lawyers Are Going Strong December 12, 2023 Long before cryptocurrency and Sam Bankman-Fried, the biggest name in corporate fraud was Bernie Madoff. Fifteen years after the FBI...
New York Attorney Changes Plea in Ponzi, Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme September 19, 2023 A disbarred New York attorney has changed his plea to guilty in connection with an $19 million Ponzi scheme and...
Jury Finds Deutsche Bank Liable for $95 Million in International Ponzi Scheme Suit April 26, 2023 By William Rabb A south Florida jury has found Deutsche Bank liable for failing to flag a Ponzi scheme that allegedly forced several...
Las Vegas Lawyer Indicted in $460M ‘Slip-and-Fall’ Scheme April 4, 2023 A longtime Las Vegas attorney was indicted on federal charges that he orchestrated a $460 million Ponzi scheme spanning multiple...
In Big Florida Ponzi Scheme Fallout, Security National Sues Firm’s Lawyers December 13, 2021 Finger-pointing in one of the largest Ponzi schemes to hit Florida has spilled over into the legal and insurance industries....