Financial Fraud (including Ponzi Schemes)

Financial fraud involves deceptive practices to gain money or assets unjustly. A Ponzi scheme is a specific type of fraud where returns to earlier investors are paid using the capital from new investors, rather than from profit. This creates a cycle that can appear successful for a time, but ultimately collapses when new investments dry up. In organized crime law, these actions are treated seriously as they often involve complex networks and large sums of money, making them difficult to detect and prosecute. Such schemes erode public trust and can have widespread economic consequences.