Ponzi and pyramid schemes are both forms of financial fraud that share many characteristics. However, there are distinct differences in how they operate.

A Charlotte businessman accused of running a Ponzi scheme is headed to prison. A judge sentenced Wynn Charlebois to six years ...

Nigeria's SEC seeks police support to intensify its clampdown on Ponzi schemes, crypto scams, and other investment fraud to ...

A box used by Agridime, now known as American Grazed Beef, to ship frozen meat products to consumers. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) A court has ordered the cattle and beef marketing company ...

Technology bubbles have often concealed major frauds. From the railway boom to the Madoff affair, are there warning signs at ...

Former advisor Doug Miller pleaded guilty in a Ponzi scheme related to Northwest Capital, defrauding investors of $72 million.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally engaged the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in a coordinated national ...

Three execs of Drive Planning have been charged with defrauding investors and using soliticed funds to fund their lifestyles ...

The charges were in connection with a $20 million Ponzi scheme. He was sentenced to 235 months’ (19 years and seven months) imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release. According to ...

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A Southern California woman was found guilty Thursday of defrauding an elderly Santa Rosa woman of more than $1.5 million in an elaborate Ponzi scheme, authorities said. Elana Cohen-Roth, 80, a former ...

This fraudster’s not lovin’ it. A Pennsylvania man who lived a life of luxury and even bought a miniature golf course — while stealing nearly $25 million from clients over 17 years — was forced to ...