Boston, July 30. – Charles Ponzi, the man who ran a shoe string into $15,000,000, whose amazing financial juggling has brought him to the attention of federal investigators, whose life’s history inclu

CFTC sees rise in number of ‘Ponzi’ schemes By Jeremy Grant in London Published: January 18 2009 23:34 | Last updated: January 18 2009 23:34 US futures regulators are seeing a jump in the numb

Charles Ponzi and his scheme The sensational rise and fall of Charles Ponzi attracted some attention this side of the Atlantic. The Times christened him the "whirlwind financier", and on July 28, 1

His Last Name Is Scheme By DAVID MARGOLICK Published: April 10, 2005 More than 80 years after Charles Ponzi's spectacular rise and fall, his name is still synonymous with ''swindle.'' And al

More than 80 years after Charles Ponzi's spectacular rise and fall, his name is still synonymous with ''swindle.'' And although it is invoked to describe a variety of brazen, gargantuan rip-offs, it r

In 1920 Charles Ponzi swindled investors out of millions of dollars but similar scams are still alive and well today. Continuing our series on famous investment scams, we turn our attention to Ponzi