Ponzi

Example Sentences

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In an indictment unsealed last September, prosecutors alleged that Regan and his associates ran two investment firms “like a Ponzi scheme, using money obtained from earlier investors to pay later investors and to pay commissions to salespeople.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The Attorney General’s office in Florida, where RAD is based, have said the firm was perpetrating an apparent “Ponzi scheme,” citing complaints from investors.

From Barron's

Despite centuries of regulation, Wall Street has seen repeated cycles of fraud and speculation, from Charles Ponzi to Bernie Madoff.

From Barron's

The careers of men like Charles Ponzi, Jesse Livermore, and Ivan Boesky remind us that one unprincipled gambler can still cause immense damage to respectable shareholders, the market itself, and even the nation.

From Barron's

That same year, Charles Ponzi arrived in America, nearly broke, having gambled away his savings on the voyage from his native Italy.

From Barron's