- Bernard Madoff: Madoff was arrested in 2008 for operating a $65 billion Ponzi scheme, one of the largest financial frauds in history.
- R. Allen Stanford: Stanford was convicted of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme in 2012, in which he convinced thousands of investors to put their money into his Stanford International Bank.
- Scott Raposo: Raposo was convicted in 2018 of defrauding investors of more than $20 million through his company, the Raposo Financial Group.
- Kenneth Robinson: Robinson was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2020 for defrauding more than 800 investors of more than $27 million through his company, Robinson Capital Management.
- Daniel R. Marino: Marino was convicted in 2018 of defrauding investors of more than $20 million through his company, Marino Partners Asset Management.
