His name is synonymous with massive fraud. Now, a new podcast. "Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story," delves into how and why ...

The infamous con artist started a fake real estate business in Florida after serving federal prison time for mail fraud.

Following the arrest of PACL director Gurnam Singh for allegedly defrauding investors of Rs 49,000 crore, it is more crucial ...

Ponzi scheme is named after Charles Ponzi, the first con artist to use investor funds to scam people out of money. Bernie Madoff orchestrated the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history.

Charles Ponzi's biographer contends that he was just a dreamer without a good exit strategy. By Mitchell Zuckoff, Fortune contributor. December 15, 2008: 11:35 AM ET. Financial frauds ruin lives.

Mug shots of Charles Ponzi, Boston financial wizard, taken during his arrest for forgery under the name of Charles Bianchi. Bettmann / Corbis Editor's Note, April 14, 2021: In the wake of the ...

Charles Ponzi in March 1935 in Italy, where he was deported after serving prison time in the U.S. He holds part of the manuscript of what would become his autobiography, ...

Charles Ponzi arrived in the U.S. with $2.50 in his pocket. Charles Ponzi was born in Lugo, Italy, in 1882. As a young adult, he worked as a postal worker and studied at the University of Roma La ...

The investment scheme is named after Italian-born businessman and con artist Charles Ponzi, who swindled victims in the U.S. and Canada. Ponzi arrived in the U.S. in 1903, according to CNN, taking ...

Charles Ponzi poses with his wife, Rose, and his mother on the steps of 19 Slocum Road in Lexington. Handout. If you want to live in the house where Charles Ponzi once lived, you better get rich ...

More than 100 years ago, the name Charles Ponzi was splashed on newspaper front pages across the land and poured from radio broadcasts, putting the phrase “Ponzi Scheme” firmly into the ...