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A photo of Dawn Wright-Olivares on the website BusinessFromHome.org, which carried an interview with her in March 2012, about five months before her sites, Zeekler and ZeekRewards, were shut down.
Investments / Legal / Media & Marketing

Arkansans Plead Guilty to Internet Ponzi Scheme

A Clarksville resident and her stepson made good on their agreement with federal prosecutors in North Carolina by pleading guilty Wednesday morning to their roles in an Internet Ponzi scheme. read more >

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M. David Howell Jr.
Banking & Finance / Insurance / Investments

10 Years Later, Case of M. David Howell’s Ponzi Scheme Nears End

There is still one more piece to be dispensed with before 59 claimants who have already divided up $2 million get their shares of the $507,000 remaining in the estate. read more >

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M. David Howell Jr.
Banking & Finance / Investments / Legal

Too Smart to Be That Stupid (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)

I wonder if anyone plans to create a Ponzi, considering that the scheme is, by its very nature, destined for failure. read more >

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