The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission pursued a record high 32 alleged Ponzi schemes in the 12 months ending September 30, a 45% jump from 2010, while the FBI opened more than 1,000 inquiries into possible Ponzi schemes, a 150% rise from 2008.
Having been embarrassed by Bernard Madoff’s undetected scam, U.S. regulators are quietly stepping up their scrutiny of Ponzi swindles, says The New York Times.
