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  "id": 4964844,
  "title": "Calgary man charged with running $164M Ponzi scheme involving more than 1,000 victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/calgary-man-charged-with-running-164m-ponzi-scheme-involving-more",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T23:11:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12044174/calgary-black-box-ponzi-scheme-charges/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Calgary man is accused of stealing investment funds from more than 1,000 people in an alleged $164-million fraud and money laundering Ponzi scheme over the course of four years.",
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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."
}