Todd Burkhalter promised big returns. His victims didn’t realize they were too good to be true.

Ponzi schemes have swindled millions throughout history, and some of the largest were truly shocking. This video explores the biggest scams ever, showing how fraudsters deceived investors and ...

The lawsuit claims JPMorgan Chase should have done more to prevent a customer from allegedly pulling off a massive crypto ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — The founder of a Georgia-based financial advisory group faces several years in prison after pleading guilty to ...

BOSTON — They're smart and charming. They have an aura of success about them and exude respectability. Above all, they instill confidence. Which is, after all, why they are called con men. Bernard ...

$380M Ponzi scheme unravels in Georgia Todd Burkhalter, the 54-year-old founder and CEO of Alpharetta-based Drive Planning LLC, has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud for masterminding what is ...

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This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. Social Security has long been a subject of intense discussion in America, but investing legend Warren Buffett’s ...

HOUSTON - The last two defendants convicted for helping disgraced financier R. Allen Stanford bilk investors out of more than $7 billion in one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history were each ...

It seems the politicians are aghast at the supposed Ponzi scheme Bernie Madoff apparently pulled off. Yet they have known about and done nothing to correct the biggest Ponzi scheme there is -- the ...