# ponzi scheme (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ponzi scheme. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Pump And Dump From Prison](https://www.businessblunders.com/p/a-pump-and-dump-from-prison) _2026-08-21 · Al Lewis · Business Blunders_ David Foley hyped penny stocks and bagged millions while serving a federal prison sentence. Now he’s headed back to the office. ## [Boiler Room 2026](https://www.businessblunders.com/p/boiler-room-2026) _2026-08-18 · Al Lewis · Business Blunders_ Cold calls. Sales scripts. Promises of 1,000% returns. The SEC says an old stock-peddling scam found a new generation of victims. ## [Michael “Mickey” Monus – Phar-Mor](https://www.businessblunders.com/p/michael-mickey-monus-phar-mor) _2026-08-17 · Al Lewis · Business Blunders_ He played doctor with the books. His pharmacy chain kept bleeding. ## [Ed Mattar – BestBank Of Boulder](https://www.businessblunders.com/p/ed-mattar-bestbank-of-boulder) _2026-08-15 · Al Lewis · Business Blunders_ He was a lifelong deadbeat. Somehow he got his hands on a state-chartered bank. ## [The Luigi Effect](https://www.businessblunders.com/p/the-luigi-effect) _2026-08-15 · Al Lewis · Business Blunders_ Luigi Mangione has changed corporate security. CEOs may never feel safe again. ## [NFT Monkey Business](https://www.businessblunders.com/p/nft-monkey-business) _2026-08-13 · Al Lewis · Business Blunders_ Venture capitalists bet millions on a startup promising to build an exchange for cartoon apes. Prosecutors say founder Taj Tarsha blew investor funds on gambling and his DJ career. ## [Confessions Of An FBI Crypto Thief](https://www.businessblunders.com/p/confessions-of-an-fbi-crypto-thief) _2026-08-08 · Al Lewis · Business Blunders_ Prosecutors say agent Patrick Yaroch raided digital wallets. Then his conscience blew his cover. ## [Leaky Pants](https://www.businessblunders.com/p/leaky-pants) _2026-08-06 · Al Lewis · Business Blunders_ First came explosive diarrhea. Then came allegations of a $32 million inside job. It's been one crappy summer for Taylor Farms. ## [How To Lose An Internet Fight](https://www.businessblunders.com/p/how-to-lose-an-internet-fight) _2026-08-04 · Al Lewis · Business Blunders_ eBay executives tried to silence a newsletter. It cost them tens of millions of dollars, seven criminal convictions, and one of the worst public-relations disasters in Silicon Valley history. ## [Another Billion-Dollar Bedtime Story](https://www.businessblunders.com/p/another-billion-dollar-bedtime-story) _2026-08-01 · Al Lewis · Business Blunders_ Silicon Valley bet big on yet another young prodigy. Now they're waking up to reality ... again. ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/amYpCY9WvdmC) _2026-08-01 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Blowing Sunshine](https://www.businessblunders.com/p/blowing-sunshine) _2026-07-28 · Al Lewis · Business Blunders_ Jay Lucas preached positivity while looting his $50 million private equity fund ## [Technology Reveals Our Value](https://momjian.us/main/blogs/blog/2026.html#June_29_2026) _2026-06-29 · Bruce Momjian: General Blog_ I recently attended a church conference, and during a roundtable discussion titled "A Christian's Guide to Authenticity in an Artificial Intelligence World," I made the following observation: Let me give you my 10,000 foot view on this. Imagine it's the 1700s and you're a shoemaker. You say, "I am a shoemaker." It sounds like a normal statement, but in fact you're equating your value to be a… ## [Trump's Approach](https://momjian.us/main/blogs/blog/2026.html#April_1_2026) _2026-04-01 · Bruce Momjian: General Blog_ Donald Trump's unorthodox approach has baffled many. This article explains that Trump uses confidence to win arguments, even if the facts don't support his position. Trump gave an uncharacteristic commencement address ( video ) in 2025 at the University of Alabama. In it, he listed eleven keys to his success: Do big things when you are young Love what you do Think big Work hard Don't lose your… ## [The Original Star Trek](https://momjian.us/main/blogs/blog/2026.html#March_30_2026) _2026-03-30 · Bruce Momjian: General Blog_ Star Trek: The Original Series turns 60 this year. I have admired the show since the early 1970s, having attended Star Trek's Creation Con at that time in the Statler Hilton (also known as the Hotel Pennsylvania). During one convention I rode in an elevator with James Doohan, who played Scotty in the show, and when someone in the elevator murmured "bridge," we all cracked up. During the Saturday… ## [Five Things Science Cannot Explain (but Theism Can)](https://momjian.us/main/blogs/blog/2026.html#March_27_2026) _2026-03-27 · Bruce Momjian: General Blog_ In the past few centuries, science has exposed the underlying forces that allow the world to function forces that had been hidden from humanity. There is a sense that science will continue to expose forces, going deeper and deeper. However, in recent decades, the limits of what science can explain have been exposed, and this article highlights those. Science cannot explain the Origin of the… ## [Lebanon's Ponzi Scheme](https://momjian.us/main/blogs/blog/2026.html#March_25_2026) _2026-03-25 · Bruce Momjian: General Blog_ My wife was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and I know many people who live or used to live there. Therefore, I have always been interested in why it has been trapped in dysfunction for so long, and why recovery is elusive. This video explains that the dysfunctional sectarian government created a country-wide Ponzi scheme using the Lebanese central bank. The Banque du Liban offered high interest rates to… ## [The Africa GDP Gap](https://momjian.us/main/blogs/blog/2026.html#March_23_2026) _2026-03-23 · Bruce Momjian: General Blog_ This is a table of the nominal gross domestic product (GDP) by continent: GDP per Rank Continent capita (USD) 1 North America $58,947 2 Oceania $44,152 3 Europe $40,056 - World $14,613 4 South America $11,258 5 Asia $9,323 6 Africa $2,606 Continue Reading » ## [When Charity is Part of the Problem](https://momjian.us/main/blogs/blog/2026.html#March_16_2026) _2026-03-16 · Bruce Momjian: General Blog_ We instinctively want to help those in need, but that help can also be harmful by increasing irresponsible behavior preventing those closer to the problem from helping avoiding addressing the cause of the need This video uses an example of children drowning in a river to address this very complex issue. The focus is how to help people in a way that will benefit them long-term. As an example,… ## [Roman Catholicism as Controlling](https://momjian.us/main/blogs/blog/2026.html#March_14_2026) _2026-03-14 · Bruce Momjian: General Blog_ Two years ago I wrote about how the Old Order Amish "use religion to manipulate and control others." Last year I attended a Catholic-focused conference and now see a parallel between the Old Order Amish and Roman Catholics in this area. I am no stranger to Roman Catholicism, having attended many Catholic services, read many Catholic writings, taught in a Catholic school, and having been an adult… ## [Submarines in Swedish Waters](https://momjian.us/main/blogs/blog/2026.html#February_27_2026) _2026-02-27 · Bruce Momjian: General Blog_ I try to keep current on revelations in the spy world, but this one got by me, perhaps because it was more of a psychological operation (PSYOP) than a spy operation to collect secret information. When Ronald Reagan became president in 1981, he took a more aggressive approach to relations with the Soviet Union, which eventually led to its collapse a decade later. The 2009 book Reagan's Secret War:… ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Pck4l7tqTTZ6) _2026-02-27 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Touring Submarines](https://momjian.us/main/blogs/blog/2026.html#February_26_2026) _2026-02-26 · Bruce Momjian: General Blog_ I have always been fascinated by how submarines work ( video ) and the history of their use. I have been fortunate to have visited the following submarines: B-427, Los Angeles, California ( closed ) Becuna, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cod, Cleveland, Ohio Growler, New York City, New York Lembit, Tallinn, Estonia Nautilus, Groton, Connecticut Pampanito, San Francisco, California Requin, Pittsburgh,…