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Promises of gold mines: Ex-NFL player gets prison for running Ponzi scheme
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
In October, Schiff, who built her reputation as an expert in blue-chip contemporary art, admitted to defrauding clients of at least $6.4 million through a series of deceptive transactions that prosecutors have likened to a Ponzi scheme.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk was right — Social Security is a Ponzi scheme.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Musk’s incendiary commentary has only fueled public anxiety, including his comment about Security being the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
In October, Schiff, who built her reputation as an expert in blue-chip contemporary art, admitted to defrauding clients of at least $6.4 million through a series of deceptive transactions that prosecutors have likened to a Ponzi scheme.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk was right — Social Security is a Ponzi scheme.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Musk’s incendiary commentary has only fueled public anxiety, including his comment about Security being the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Ponzi scheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Ponzi%20scheme. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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