8 of the most notorious Ponzi schemes in US history
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Whether on a smaller scale, or superlatively large like financier Bernie Madoff's, Ponzi schemes are unnervingly and increasingly common. Here's a look at eight of the most notorious Ponzi schemes in US history.
But in this particular case, his name isn't Bernie Madoff. It's Ian Bick. By 2013, Bick was an 18-year-old event promoter with multiple businesses in Danbury, Connecticut. On the outside, they seemed to be the successful ventures of an entrepreneurial prodigy. But behind the scenes, "it was a free-for-all s**tshow," Bick says in "Generation Hustle," HBO Max's new anthology series about the young, ambitious and fraudulent.More Related News
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