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

A bill being presented to the Georgia General Assembly could shift control of the investigators looking into an alleged $140 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

More than 100 years ago, the name Charles Ponzi was splashed on newspaper front pages across the land and poured from radio broadcasts, putting the phrase “Ponzi Scheme” firmly into the arsenal of ...

A former Ohio investment advisor has pleaded guilty to his role in a long-running Ponzi scheme that allegedly bilked ...