Nicholas Cosmo

Nicholas Cosmo: Ponzi Schemer's Bail Is Reconsidered After Violating Terms Of Release

AP | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York


CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A federal judge says a New York businessman accused of orchestrating a $413 million Ponzi scheme has violated conditions o...

Arthur Delaney

Down, Not Out: Scammed By A Mini-Madoff

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 08.14.2009 | Business


Last year Terry DiFranzo started a part-time job at a Target near her Vero Beach, Fla. home, "just to have something to do." DiFranzo, 65, told the Hu...

Mini-Madoffs: The New Breed Of Downmarket Ponzi Schemers (SLIDESHOW, VOTE)

Posted 08.09.2009 | Business


Bernie certainly wasn't alone. As BusinessWeek recently pointed out, there's currently a "bull market for investment scams." Ponzi schemes, in whi...