Historical Figures

Falls From Grace: Charles Ponzi

05.20.2020 - By Spotify StudiosPlay

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Nearly a century before Bernie Madoff stole billions, Charles Ponzi was the dapper Italian con artist who laid the foundations for his scam: the Ponzi scheme. By 1920, Ponzi’s fall would be painful. But it was a fitting end for a man who scratched and crawled his way to the top.

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