The Rise and Fall of Charles Ponzi

The Ponzi scheme is remarkably well known, made infamous from the schemes of Charles Ponzi, an Italian immigrant who came to America hoping for riches, and willing to do whatever it took to obtain them. But Ponzi’s story was one of a young child with a proclivity for criminality, coming to the land of opportunity, growing into a hardened con artist, constantly in and out of prison, ultimately finding himself with more money than he knew what to do with. But as he would find out, no Ponzi scheme can last forever… New videos every Thursday Sources [1] [2] [3] [4]