An attempt by lawyers to quash a lawsuit by victims of a Ponzi scheme in Lakewood has failed as a federal judge ruled the ...

The former chief operating officer of an Alpharetta company at the center of an alleged $300 million Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty to an associated fraud charge.

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

May 21—A 28-year-old former Brookville man has been ordered to pay more than $2 million for his alleged involvement in a $146 million Ponzi scheme. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of ...

A Georgia advisor has pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges after the U.S. Attorney said his firm had been engaged in a multiyear Ponzi scheme that defrauded its clients out of millions of dollars.

Praetorian Group International (PGI) CEO Ramil Ventura Palafox has pleaded guilty in Virginia to defrauding investors and money laundering charges. The charges were tied to a $200 million Ponzi scheme ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A former North Carolina banker has pleaded guilty to 18 criminal counts related to a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say defrauded about 1,200 investors.

ATLANTA — Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday he has launched an investigation into the alleged Ponzi scheme tied to a Georgia Republican donor, and is seeking statements from ...

A Wisconsin man described as an "investment advisor" by authorities has been charged with running a Ponzi scheme that bilked 128 investors out of more than $15.8 million over a six-year period, ...

Charles A. Bennett, a former corporate lawyer in New York who once practiced at Skadden, is set to plead guilty next week to criminal charges that he stole $5 million from investors in a long-running ...

Arthur J. Steinberg, a partner at King & Spalding, and John F. Isbell, counsel to the firm, discuss some of the issues a transferee may raise in a defense against a fraudulent transfer claim in a ...

What Is a Ponzi Scheme? Ponzi schemes typically lure in investors by promising high returns with little to no risk. Because initial investors often see high returns at first, early Ponzi schemes often ...