Todd Burkhalter promised big returns. His victims didn’t realize they were too good to be true.
Two men — Ryan Wear, of Everett, Washington, and Jordan Chirico, of Carmel, Indiana — have been indicted in New York on federal criminal charges related to two Ponzi-like schemes involving water ...
Attorneys James D. Gassenheimer and Isaac M. Marcushamer offer the telltale signs of a Ponzi scheme knowing another wave of frauds may be just around the corner. In late 2008 and 2009, the United ...
Two Estonian nationals avoided additional prison time for orchestrating one of crypto’s largest Ponzi schemes (HashFlare) after receiving sentences matching the 16 months they already served in ...
Rumors that U.S. President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, once called the Social Security program a "Ponzi scheme" circulated online in August 2025. A Ponzi ...
The SEC warns of rising Ponzi schemes exploiting digital platforms in Nigeria, highlighting five risky platforms. Know the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. Todd Burkhalter, the CEO of the Georgia-based financial advisory group Drive ...
A New Jersey scam artist whose federal prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump in 2021 is headed back to jail for running a new Ponzi scheme after he was freed. Eliyahi Weinstein, 51, ...