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What is a Ponzi Scheme and How Does it Work?

A Ponzi scheme is a type of investment fraud that promises high returns with little or no risk to investors. This scam is named after Charles Ponzi. It involves using money from new investors to pay older investors instead of using profits from a real business. The scam was created by an Italian man in […]

Ponzi Scheme Investor Recovery Options

On February 14, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) secured a final judgment against Zachary Horwitz for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that deceitfully amassed over $690 million from investors. Horwitz had falsely claimed to be selling movie rights to prominent streaming services such as Netflix and HBO, boasting fabricated agreements and communications to support […]

Two Indicted in Fraud Scheme

A federal grand jury has indicted Richard Shusterman, age 50, of Highland Beach, Florida, and Jonathan E. Rosenberg, age 44, of West Orange, New Jersey, on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud equity investors and asset-based lenders in medical accounts receivable of more than $275 million. The indictment […]

Ponzi scheme architect sentenced to 10 years

A man accused of cheating California residents out of hundreds of millions of dollars in what prosecutors characterized as one of the largest real estate Ponzi schemes in state history has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. A Shasta County Superior Court judge issued the sentence against Gary Armitage, 62, on Monday, as some of […]

Several charged in $100 million Ponzi

After at least four years of investigation, federal authorities announced sweeping indictments of seven businessmen who they say ran the largest Ponzi scheme in the history of the region.  Lee Loomis and his father-in-law, John Hagener, were charged along with five associates in an indictment unsealed today that accuses each of 19 counts of mail […]