5 h. ago S.F. officials grill leaders of nonprofit that misspent money, calling it a Ponzi scheme

S.F. officials grill leaders of nonprofit that misspent money, calling it a Ponzi scheme  San Francisco Chronicle

Economics

6 h. ago ‘A Ponzi scheme’: Lawmakers skewer leaders of disgraced parks nonprofit

‘A Ponzi scheme’: Lawmakers skewer leaders of disgraced parks nonprofit  The San Francisco Standard

Society

3 d. ago Victims of 'Bernie Madoff of cows' take on major banks in massive ghost cattle Ponzi scheme

Kentucky investors sue three banks after Brian McClain's $100 million cattle Ponzi scheme was uncovered following his suicide, with only 10,000 of claimed 88,000 cattle found.

Events

3 d. ago S.F. waterfront improvements in peril after nonprofit Parks Alliance collapse

S.F. waterfront improvements in peril after nonprofit Parks Alliance collapse  San Francisco Chronicle

Politics

6 d. ago Georgia man accused by SEC of perpetrating Ponzi scheme says he takes 'full responsibility' for his actions

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accuses Georgia man Edwin Brant Frost IV and his First Liberty Building & Loan, LLC, of a Ponzi scheme.

Politics

6 d. ago S.E.C. Accuses Prominent Georgia Republican of Running Ponzi Scheme

Edwin Brant Frost IV, a well-known Republican, is accused of defrauding 300 investors of $140 million, and using some funds for political donations. He said he took “full responsibility.”

Politics

2 w. ago San Francisco's Crane Cove Park playgrounds back on track after nonprofit scandal

San Francisco's Crane Cove Park playgrounds back on track after nonprofit scandal  CBS News

Politics

4 w. ago Leaked doc shows parks nonprofit exec accused of ‘financial malfeasance’

Leaked doc shows parks nonprofit exec accused of ‘financial malfeasance’  The San Francisco Standard

Economics