A review of campaign finance transactions shows Brant Frost IV, his family and his companies have given roughly $711,000 to Republican candidates and conservative causes.

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Charles Ponzi served prison time for his infamous 1920 Ponzi scheme. Afterward, he launched a Florida land scam, selling worthless swampland as prime property.

Smart people fall for scams, too. Ponzi schemes capitalize—literally—on our hopes and cognitive quirks.

The Charles Ponzi Story” is produced by Northbrook’s Will Malnati, starring Sebastian Maniscalco as the famous swindler.

Charles Ponzi first hatched his money-making scheme in the late 1800's using postal reply coupons. Though pyramid schemes existed before him, his name became synonymous with this type of fraud.