Ponzi scheme in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Ponzi scheme in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scheme [Am skim, Brit skiːm] N

II.scheme [Am skim, Brit skiːm] VB intr

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Ponzi scheme in the PONS Dictionary

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His scheme had some similarities to a Ponzi scheme, and he had systemically falsified the bank's accounts for several years to cover up being insolvent.
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In reality, the investment firm had been a Ponzi scheme.
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However, in a Ponzi scheme early investors are paid dividends from their own money or that of subsequent investors.
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However, it was actually a front to attract investment for a massive Ponzi scheme.
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In 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to three years prison for defrauding millions of dollars of investors' money in an intricate Ponzi scheme.
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But they launched extensive investigations that would eventually bring down the $50 million Ponzi scheme and put its three ringleaders in federal prison.
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The firm declared bankruptcy in 1983 and was revealed to have been a Ponzi scheme which defrauded over 400 investors of more than $22 million.
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This was a Ponzi scheme where investors were offered 100% return on their investment in just 15 days, later extended to 70 days.
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This could serve to help the prospective investor avoid being the victim of a fraud or Ponzi scheme.
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He is accused of running a Ponzi scheme.
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