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Ponzi scheme

Judge to DJ Envy: Turn Over Docs or Face Possible Arrest

SUBPOENA POWER

“The Breakfast Club” host has until Jan. 8 to produce paperwork in a case involving his business associate, accused scammer Cesar Pina.

Pilar Melendez | Published Dec 21, 2023

Accused Fine Wine Fraudster Extradited in $99 Million Scheme

‘SENDS A MESSAGE’

Stephen Burton was indicted in 2022 on charges of wire fraud and money laundering for fraudulently making loans off of fine-wine collections that never existed.

Justin Baragona | Published Dec 16, 2023

Fraudster Freed by Trump Charged With Fraud

‘BRAZEN’

Eliyahu Weinstein was previously convicted of cheating investors out of around $230 million.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Jul 20, 2023

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Victims Say Ponzi Scheme Was a Father-Son Operation

FAMILY MATTERS

Derek Chu is accused of stealing $39 million to fund a lavish lifestyle of Porsches and private jets. Victims say his father helped him carry out the scam.

Decca Muldowney | Published May 04, 2023

TikTok Creep Used Ponzi Scheme Millions to Live Large: Feds

‘VARIETY OF LIES’

Michael French also faces criminal charges for allegedly stalking and intimidating a TikTok influencer he once sent $1,000 a day.

Pilar Melendez | Published Apr 05, 2023

George Santos Had Biz Relationship With Russian Money Man

SHADIER AND SHADIER

Newly obtained documents and audio show Santos and Andrew Intrater had a substantial business relationship years ago.

Corbin Bolies | Published Jan 16, 2023

Investment Hyped by Bill O’Reilly Was Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say

NAME BRAND

Celebrity endorsers plugged a real-estate investment that seemed too good to be true. According to prosecutors, it was.

Pilar Melendez | Published Oct 13, 2022

Florida’s ‘Mother Teresa’ Charged in $196M Ponzi Scheme

UNHOLY MESS

The scheme involved raising cash from 15,400 investors, an SEC filing says.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Sep 06, 2022

The Mystery ‘Crypto King’ Who Stole $215M and Wound Up Dead

SCAMMED

The new Netflix doc “Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King” probes QuadrigaCX co-founder Gerald Cotten, who made off with a bitcoin fortune before (supposedly) dying in India.

Nick Schager | Published Apr 01, 2022
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Trumpy PAC Guy Rants About Hillary as Feds Bust Ponzi Scheme

‘THERMONUCLEAR WAR’

“In this country, politics has now been criminalized. That’s what’s going on here,” David W. Schamens claimed in a rambling phone call after he was charged.

Justin Rohrlich | Published Mar 07, 2022

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