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Las Vegas lawyer indicted in $460 million ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme after standoff with the FBI
Lifestyle
Las Vegas lawyer indicted in $460 million ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme after standoff with the FBI
By Chloe TaylorMarch 31, 2023
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Personal Finance
Kevin 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
Finance
Bernie Madoff and the disorienting mix of motives that led to history’s largest Ponzi scheme
By Geoff ColvinApril 14, 2021
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Finance
New 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 Ledger
First 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
Finance
Real 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
Magazine
How Bernie did it
By James Bandler and Nicholas VarchaverMay 11, 2009
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