scheme
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Philip Wu, a Chicago-based enrolled agent with the IRS who prepares taxes for clients, tells of a client who was victimized by a Ponzi scheme and lost a bundle.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
This included 150 government staff and 100 extra Capita staff being drafted in to prioritise the most urgent cases, and an emergency interest-free loan scheme.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“Thankfully, tax laws allow for deductions for Ponzi scheme victims,” Wu said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Ali and Saheli Hub are helping to deliver WorkWell, a pilot scheme launched by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health and Social Care to help people with health-related barriers to work.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
There, he said, he planned to “draft a new letter to my potential investors. Racing wolves! Half-human child jockeys! It’s one brilliant moneymaking scheme after another!”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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