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March 25, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Spanish police said they arrested a foreign-exchange operator suspected of running a $300 million Ponzi-type fraud that may have affected at least 100,000 investors in Europe, the U.S. and Latin America.
Bloomberg reports the latest "mini-Madoff," a reference to jailed con man Bernard Madoff, offered returns of as much as 10% to 20% monthly for investments in foreign currencies and instead used the money to buy real estate for himself and colleagues, according to a National Police statement today.
