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He earned a small town's trust. He owed $95 million in what authorities say was a Ponzi scheme

Total losses by Marshall's investors fall short of the multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme masterminded by Bernie Madoff. But they loom large in the small, college town of about 6,400 people and its ...

Fact Check: Trump's pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme'

Trump nominated E.J. Antoni two weeks after firing Erika McEntarfer, accusing her of rigging job report numbers to make him ...

Fact Check: No, Social Security payments were not renamed 'Federal Benefit Payments'

Since at least 2012, a persistent internet rumor has claimed that U.S. Social Security payments are being renamed as "Federal ...

Social Security has existed for 90 years. Why it may be more threatened than ever

The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law by Democratic President Joe Biden and enacted in January, had an impact. It ...

Trump calls Warren 'nutjob', demands drug test amid Social Security dispute

His comment about Warren comes as reporters asked him to respond to Warren's claims that he is seeking to gut Social Security ...