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Recent Examples of Ponzi scheme
This structure has some similarities to how new Ponzi scheme investors provide payouts to earlier investors.
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Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Instead of paying Bonilla outright, Wilpon opted to defer payments so that the money could be unwittingly invested into Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.
—Allen Kim, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Kubler managed the Ruckers’ finances for 21 years before the Securities and Exchange Commission notified them in 2023 that Kubler was accused of running a commercial real estate Ponzi scheme.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
An Alabama man was found guilty of stealing $8.4 million from an older adult over two years through a Ponzi scheme, officials said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Instead of paying Bonilla outright, Wilpon opted to defer payments so that the money could be unwittingly invested into Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.
—Allen Kim, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Kubler managed the Ruckers’ finances for 21 years before the Securities and Exchange Commission notified them in 2023 that Kubler was accused of running a commercial real estate Ponzi scheme.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
An Alabama man was found guilty of stealing $8.4 million from an older adult over two years through a Ponzi scheme, officials said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Ponzi scheme
pyramid scheme
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After regulators investigated the business for allegedly being a pyramid scheme, Raniere didn't admit wrongdoing but settled for $40,000.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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By the way, the first rule in my pyramid scheme would be to not create a manual.—
Dwyer Murphy
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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“Ponzi scheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Ponzi%20scheme. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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