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Charles Ponzi (March 3, 1882–January 18, 1949) was an Italian immigrant to the United States who became one of the greatest swindlers in American history. His aliases include Charles Ponei, Charles P. Bianchi, Carl and Carlo. Although many people have never heard of Ponzi himself, the term "Ponzi scheme" is a widely known description of a system of fraudulent "make money fast" schemes promoted through the Internet and elsewhere to this day.
Pipe Ponzi
Image via Wikipedia From a SEC Press Release on a Ponzi Scheme enabled by Private Investment in Public EquityThe Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an Irvine, Calif...
What is a Ponzi Scheme?
The Ponzi scheme was named after Charles Ponzi, who became notorious for using the fraudulent investment technique in the early 1900s...
SEC Goes After Another Ponzi Scheme
Another Ponzi scheme -- is the SEC seeking atonement for failure to uncover the Madoff fraud? The SEC announced today that it has filed an emergency civil enforcement action to halt an ongoing affinity fraud and Ponzi scheme orchestrated by...
The Age of Ponzi: A Snapshot
Charles Ponzi, 1935 (AP)
If Mr. Charles Ponzi were alive today, he might be quite proud. It seems that his eponymous scheme is seeing quite a renaissance...
The Miracle Ponzi
Image via WikipediaFrom the FBI Press Release about the Robert Miracle ponziA grand jury in Seattle, Washington, has indicted ROBERT MIRACLE, MUKHTAR KECHIK, and FAHIMI FISAL in a twenty-three count Indictment charging Conspiracy, Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion...
Madoff and Ponzi
Image via WikipediaHere is an interesting discussion between Michelle Singletary and Martin Zuckoff, who wrote an biography of Charles Ponzi...
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