LAS VEGAS, June 16 (UPI) -- Federal law enforcement officials say the number of Ponzi scheme investigations in the Las Vegas area are likely to grow.
REDDING, Calif., May 23 (UPI) -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown says three men have been accused of running a Ponzi scheme that earned more than $200 million.
HOUSTON, April 21 (UPI) -- Texas financier R. Allen Stanford said he was innocent of running an $8 billion Ponzi scheme, claiming he stood out as a target for regulators.
WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) -- The recession has caused the unraveling of dozens of financial schemes similar to the one masterminded by New York financier Bernie Madoff, officials say.
NEW YORK, March 18 (UPI) -- The accountant for confessed swindler Bernard Madoff was charged Wednesday with securities and investment adviser fraud, officials said.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Victims of a massive Wall Street Ponzi scheme may be among those obliged to return money under a court-approved redistribution plan, court analysts say.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- An investor who put at least $1.4 billion in the hands of alleged Ponzi scheme operator Bernard Madoff appears to have committed suicide Tuesday, police say.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Police in Canada have charged an Edmonton, Alberta, woman with cheating more than 60 people out of $10 million ($8.7 million U.S.) in an illegal Ponzi scheme.
LOS ANGELES, March 26 (UPI) -- A high-flying, self-styled California investment adviser was charged Tuesday with operating a Ponzi scheme that ran for 15 years and left hundreds of investors
LOS ANGELES, March 26 (UPI) --