Ponzi scheme

Photo of Mark Cuban
Success

Billionaire Mark Cuban once ran a Ponzi scheme from his dorm room: ‘That’s how I paid for my junior year of college’

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November 27, 2025
Harvard
Law

Harvard Business School grad charged with swindling fellow alums out of $4 million in Ponzi scheme

By Larry Neumeister and The Associated Press
September 19, 2025
Hamilton, New York
Law

Miles ‘Burt’ Marshall, 73-year-old upstate New Yorker, indicted for alleged $95 million Ponzi scheme

By Michael Hill and The Associated Press
August 17, 2025
SEC says prominent Georgia Republican bank boss defrauded 300 investors in $140 million Ponzi scheme
Finance

SEC says prominent Georgia Republican bank boss defrauded 300 investors in $140 million Ponzi scheme

By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
July 11, 2025
A gold Patek Philippe watch on a man's wrist.
Finance

Banker accused in $140 million Ponzi scheme bought a Patek Philippe watch, lavish trips, and racked up millions on his credit cards, SEC says

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July 11, 2025
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill,

Elon Musk calls Social Security ‘the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time’ as calls mount to remove contribution caps for billionaires

By
March 3, 2025
The exterior of a Jeffries Financial Group building in NYC as a person walks buy.
Finance

Ex-Jefferies fund manager faces criminal investigation over alleged Ponzi-like scam

By Jonathan Randles and Bloomberg
September 13, 2024
Maria Dickerson
Finance

California beauty queen accused of stealing millions from friends in Ponzi scheme

By
September 4, 2024
Nicole Argentieri
Finance

Two 39-year-old Estonian men are the alleged kingpins behind a massive half billion fraud targeting thousands of U.S. investors

By
May 31, 2024
Cattle in a field.
Finance

Two Texas cattle traders promised epic returns on investment. Now, they’re accused of a $161 million Ponzi scheme

By
May 17, 2024
Las Vegas lawyer indicted in $460 million ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme after standoff with the FBI
Lifestyle

Las Vegas lawyer indicted in $460 million ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme after standoff with the FBI

By
March 31, 2023
R. Allen Stanford
Finance

A $7 billion Ponzi scheme that busted 14 years ago just settled for $1.6 billion the day a trial was set to begin

By Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Bloomberg
February 27, 2023
Air jordans lined up
Retail

Yeezy, Adidas, and Nike sneakers worth up to $20 million to be sold off after fraud scheme bust

By
August 26, 2022
Changpeng Zhao
Tech

Billionaire Binance CEO CZ sues Businessweek’s Hong Kong publisher over ‘Ponzi scheme’ language

By Danny Nelson and CoinDesk
July 26, 2022
Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon
The Ledger

Who is Do Kwon, the ‘lunatic’ who created a $60 billion cryptocurrency that collapsed in days?

By
May 18, 2022

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