Ponzi scheme

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Recent Examples of Ponzi scheme Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Two men have been indicted in New York on federal criminal charges in connection with a water vending machine Ponzi scheme that allegedly swindled investors out of more than $200 million, the Department of Justice said Thursday. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025 The scheme came to an end when a whistleblowing director tipped off the FBI that the company had become a Ponzi scheme. Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025 Andrew Jacobus, 64, was jailed at the Federal Detention Center in Miami on charges of operating a Ponzi scheme, wire fraud and money laundering in suspicion of stealing over $94 million from investors. Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025 An investment advisor who lives in a Coconut Grove luxury high-rise condo was arrested Thursday on charges of operating a Ponzi scheme and swindling tens of millions of dollars from Venezuelan investors and two Catholic dioceses in the South American country, according to a federal indictment. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Ponzi scheme
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Ponzi scheme
pyramid scheme
Noun
  • For the Klan, Clarke and Tyler settled on a good old-fashioned American pyramid scheme.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
  • These scammers lured their targets with various offers, from cryptocurrency investments to pyramid schemes, and operated mainly out of Southeast Asia.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Ponzi scheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Ponzi%20scheme. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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