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California real estate agent to do 5 years for Ponzi scheme
2013-07-02 22:01:31| Real Estate - Topix.net
A Santa Clarita, Calif.-based real estate agent has been sentenced to five years in prison for running what prosecutors described as a "multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme."
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Dubai carbon credit firm accused of being a Ponzi scheme
2013-06-11 14:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Adviser: Advanced Global Trading, a Dubai-based company selling voluntary carbon credits to retail investors, has been accused of being either a boiler room scam or Ponzi scheme by a website which writes about emissions and deforestation. The article is written by Chris Lang founder of the website Redd-Monitor.org, which provides "news, views and analysis about reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation'. Carbon credits, of which there are two types -- voluntary emission reductions...
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Petaluma man faces 135 counts in Ponzi scheme
2013-06-05 19:52:21| Real Estate - Topix.net
A judge has determined there is sufficient evidence to try a Petaluma real estate agent in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say bilked more than $20 million from mostly elderly investors.
VIDEO: Misery for India 'Ponzi scheme' savers
2013-05-02 04:26:32| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Hundreds of thousands of people in India have seen their savings vanish after a deposit-taking scheme proved unsound and went bust.
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