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Las Vegas lawyer indicted in $460 million ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme after standoff with the FBI
LifestyleLas Vegas lawyer indicted in $460 million ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme after standoff with the FBI
By Chloe TaylorMarch 31, 2023
Actor Kevin Bacon poses at a premiere
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
Bernie Madoff and the disorienting mix of motives that led to history’s largest Ponzi scheme
FinanceBernie Madoff and the disorienting mix of motives that led to history’s largest Ponzi scheme
By Geoff ColvinApril 14, 2021
Madoff-Talks-Book-Cover
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
Government Shutdown Begins as Congress Divides on Spending
FinanceReal Estate Developer Woodbridge Is Being Sued Over a $1.2 Billion Ponzi Scheme that Defrauded the Elderly
By ReutersDecember 22, 2017
How Bernie did it
MagazineHow Bernie did it
By James Bandler and Nicholas VarchaverMay 11, 2009
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Scott Bessent on financial literacy: 'it drives me crazy' to see young men in blue-collar construction jobs playing the lotteryplaceholder alt text
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressMay 1, 2026
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A Chick-fil-A worker got fired and then showed up behind the register to allegedly refund himself over $80,000 in mac and cheeseplaceholder alt text
By Catherina GioinoMay 1, 2026
North America
China dominates the world's lithium supply. The U.S. just found 328 years' worth in its own backyardplaceholder alt text
By Jake AngeloApril 30, 2026
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