Steven Hoffenberg, Ponzi swindler and Jeffrey Epstein mentor, dies at 77
Steven Hoffenberg, a financial swindler who was behind one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history, defrauding investors of ...
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Ponzi scheme behind patriotic vodka, once featured on ‘Fox & Friends,’ scammed investors out of $900,000 to pay IRS and Amex bills, prosecutors say
A Connecticut businessman has pleaded guilty to operating an unpatriotic Ponzi scheme that pocketed $900,000 from investors looking to buy ...
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Ponzi scammer ‘King Perry’ sentenced to 17.5 years for stealing $115 million from investors, including $250K from a man with dementia
A scam artist known as “King Perry” has been sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison for running a decade-long ...
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Melbourne racing identity Bill Vlahos jailed for nine years for $17.5m punting Ponzi scheme
Dazzled by the promise of plum winnings on the racetrack because of a secret mathematical formula, the investors that Bill ...
Read moreHollywood grifter: the actor who took Tinseltown for a Ponzi scheme ride | Scams
It’s a tale about a Hollywood grifter that reads like an outlandish movie script. But this real-life story has left ...
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Edward Snowden calls out conference host for running Ponzi scheme
Here’s a tip if you’ve ever been accused of taking part in a Ponzi scheme: Don’t invite Edward Snowden to ...
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Bernard Madoff, mastermind of vast Wall Street Ponzi scheme, dies at 82
His clients included Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, filmmaker Steven Spielberg, actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, U.S. ...
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