From the man who gave the scheme its name to the largest fraud in history, this video reveals the top 5 Ponzi schemes that ...

His name is synonymous with massive fraud. Now, a new podcast. "Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story," delves into how and why he created the type of scam that is still perpetrated today.

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 ...

Prior to his arrest, Charles Ponzi owned a mansion in Lexington, a large part of which was paid for by his infamous fraud, according to the New York Times. The 7-bedroom, 6-bath house is now for ...

If you want to live in the house where Charles Ponzi once lived, you better get rich quick, with or without a scheme. The Lexington mansion where the legendary swindler once lived is on the market ...

This is the first in a weekly series, Wall Street Crime and Punishment. Starting with Charles Ponzi of the famed “Ponzi scheme,” Benzinga's Phil Hall will chronologically profile bankers ...

5. Charles Ponzi didn’t invent the Ponzi scheme. Though Ponzi schemes were eventually named for him, Charles Ponzi didn’t invent this type of scam.

In the century since his arrest on Aug. 12, 1920, Charles Ponzi’s name has been linked to the scam that led to his eventual conviction and imprisonment. At its essence, a Ponzi scheme involves a ...

In the 2005 book “Ponzi’s Scheme,” Mitchell Zuckoff tells the story of Charles Ponzi, who launched a successful and infamous money-swindling scheme in the early 1920s.

But Charles Ponzi is the name the world will long remember, as a catch-all for the sort of financial musical chairs that works just fine … until the music stops.