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Fraudsters in Crime & Notoriety
7 people, across 2 fields.
Bernie Madoff 1938–2021Notorious FiguresFinancier who ran the largest Ponzi scheme in history — costing investors tens of billions of dollars.Charles Ponzi 1882–1949Notorious FiguresThe 1920 Boston postal-coupon fraud that gave the Ponzi scheme its name
Elizabeth Holmes b. 1984Notorious FiguresTheranos founder convicted of fraud over false claims about the company's blood-testing technology.
Ferdinand Ward 1851–1925Notorious FiguresFinancier whose Ponzi scheme destroyed the firm bearing Ulysses S. Grant's name and bankrupted him.