According to Securities and Exchange Commission allegations and reporting in The Citizen, First Liberty in Newnan is accused ...

That wasn’t much of a jail break. A convicted New Jersey Ponzi schemer who was sprung from prison after a pardon from President Trump during his first term is headed back to the slammer for running ...

A previously convicted Ponzi schemer who had received a pardon from President Donald Trump is heading back to prison due to involvement in a new fraudulent scheme. What Happened: Eliyahu Weinstein, a ...

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NEWNAN, Ga. — Court-ordered receivers began removing computers and financial documents on Monday from the First Liberty Building and Loan Company. Just a week ago, federal investigators called it an ...

After orchestrating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that generated more than $577 million in sales and targeted hundreds of thousands of people around the world, two men from Estonia were sentenced ...

A politically connected Georgia financier has been accused of running a multi-million Ponzi scheme that was helped along through targeted advertisements on right-wing and conservative media channeling ...

First Liberty Building and Loan proclaimed its leaders were “authentic followers of Christ.” It advertised on various Christian podcasts, including shows hosted by Hugh Hewitt and Erick Erickson. But ...

What Is a Ponzi Scheme? Ponzi schemes typically lure in investors by promising high returns with little to no risk. Because initial investors often see high returns at first, early Ponzi schemes often ...

(Original Caption) Charles Ponzi, the "financial wizard" of Boston who succeeded in amassing a fortune through his endless chain of sales of Foreign Exchange following the World War, later went to ...

NEWNAN, Ga. — The court-ordered receiver handling the case against Newnan-based First Liberty Building and Loan has created a website so potential victims can get the very latest information on what ...

Matthew Piercey will be sentenced in September for his role running a Ponzi scheme Lesley Cosme Torres is a writer at PEOPLE covering crime. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has ...