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LifestyleLas Vegas lawyer indicted in $460 million ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme after standoff with the FBI
By Chloe TaylorMarch 31, 2023
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Personal FinanceKevin Bacon describes his anger at losing most of his money to Bernie Madoff—and gives powerful advice for smarter investing
By Chloe BergerOctober 12, 2022
FinanceBernie Madoff and the disorienting mix of motives that led to history’s largest Ponzi scheme
By Geoff ColvinApril 14, 2021
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FinanceNew book ‘Madoff Talks’ is the authoritative source on one of history’s most notorious Ponzi schemes
By Geoff ColvinApril 10, 2021
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The LedgerFirst Bitcoin Fraud Case Results in $2.5 Million Fine for Ponzi Scheme That Promised Outrageous Returns
By Grace DobushOctober 19, 2018
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FinanceReal Estate Developer Woodbridge Is Being Sued Over a $1.2 Billion Ponzi Scheme that Defrauded the Elderly
By ReutersDecember 22, 2017
MagazineHow Bernie did it
By James Bandler and Nicholas VarchaverMay 11, 2009
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