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  "id": 4925830,
  "title": "RCMP charge Calgary man for allegedly running $164M Ponzi scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/rcmp-charge-calgary-man-for-allegedly-running-164m-ponzi-scheme-4925830",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T19:09:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/164-million-fraud-laundering-9.7328315"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The RCMP announced on Tuesday they had laid charges against Craig Michael Thompson, 49, for allegedly misappropriating investor funds from more than 1,000 victims via his company, Black Box Management.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Calgary Herald",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-01T16:07:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "RCMP charge Calgary man for allegedly running $164M Ponzi scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/rcmp-charge-calgary-man-for-allegedly-running-164m-ponzi-scheme",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:09:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Calgary man accused of stealing from 1,000 people in alleged $164M Ponzi scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/calgary-man-accused-of-stealing-from-1-000-people-in-alleged-164m",
        "published": "2026-09-01T21:41:21.000Z"
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  "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."
}