Fleecers, Swindlers, and Con Artists: A History of Fraud Through the Ages

Join us in the Grice Community Room for a presentation by local author Bob Ainsworth on Charles Ponzi, Bernie Madoff, and other scams throughout history. 

"From ancient Greece to today, from seagoing merchants in the Mediterranean, to Charles Ponzi in 1920, to Bernie Madoff in the 1990s, to bitcoin on the internet, people have wanted to get rich quick. 

"They wanted easy money. They were no pickpockets looking for a few bucks. They wanted big money. 

"And they didn’t want just any money. No, they wanted your money, your friends’ money, everybody’s money."