{
  "id": 4891848,
  "title": "Calgary man charged with fraud in alleged $164 million ponzi scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/calgary-man-charged-with-fraud-in-alleged-164-million-ponzi-scheme",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T16:07:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Calgary Herald",
    "slug": "calgary-herald",
    "url": "https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/calgary-man-charged-fraud-alleged-164-million-ponzi-scheme"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mounties have charged a Calgary man with defrauding 1,000 people of more than $164 million in what they’re calling a multi-faceted ponzi scheme. A year ago, Craig Michael Thompson was sanctioned by the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) for the ploy and fined $8.8 million for penalties and costs in what was described as a $150 […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}