TIGHT LENDTravis Kelce’s Link to Massive Fraud Scheme RevealedProsecutors said Kelce was involved in a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.Dana Herrnstadt
SUBPOENA POWERJudge to DJ Envy: Turn Over Docs or Face Possible Arrest“The Breakfast Club” host has until Jan. 8 to produce paperwork in a case involving his business associate, accused scammer Cesar Pina. Pilar Melendez
‘SENDS A MESSAGE’Accused Fine Wine Fraudster Extradited in $99 Million SchemeStephen Burton was indicted in 2022 on charges of wire fraud and money laundering for fraudulently making loans off of fine-wine collections that never existed. Justin Baragona
‘BRAZEN’Fraudster Freed by Trump Charged With FraudEliyahu Weinstein was previously convicted of cheating investors out of around $230 million.Dan Ladden-Hall
FAMILY MATTERSVictims Say Ponzi Scheme Was a Father-Son OperationDerek Chu is accused of stealing $39 million to fund a lavish lifestyle of Porsches and private jets. Victims say his father helped him carry out the scam.Decca Muldowney
‘VARIETY OF LIES’TikTok Creep Used Ponzi Scheme Millions to Live Large: FedsMichael French also faces criminal charges for allegedly stalking and intimidating a TikTok influencer he once sent $1,000 a day. Pilar Melendez
SHADIER AND SHADIERGeorge Santos Had Biz Relationship With Russian Money ManNewly obtained documents and audio show Santos and Andrew Intrater had a substantial business relationship years ago.Corbin Bolies
NAME BRANDInvestment Hyped by Bill O’Reilly Was Ponzi Scheme, Feds SayCelebrity endorsers plugged a real-estate investment that seemed too good to be true. According to prosecutors, it was.Pilar Melendez
UNHOLY MESSFlorida’s ‘Mother Teresa’ Charged in $196M Ponzi SchemeThe scheme involved raising cash from 15,400 investors, an SEC filing says. Dan Ladden-Hall
SCAMMEDThe Mystery ‘Crypto King’ Who Stole $215M and Wound Up DeadThe new Netflix doc “Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King” probes QuadrigaCX co-founder Gerald Cotten, who made off with a bitcoin fortune before (supposedly) dying in India.Nick Schager
exclusive‘THERMONUCLEAR WAR’Trumpy PAC Guy Rants About Hillary as Feds Bust Ponzi Scheme“In this country, politics has now been criminalized. That’s what’s going on here,” David W. Schamens claimed in a rambling phone call after he was charged.Justin Rohrlich