[zafka]

A much simpler case is the investment house my mother used shortly after my Father died. While they did not out right steal, they charged very high fees and tried to convince her to move her investments around. Now that she understands what she got into, it will still cost her more than it should to withdraw her money. She trusted them as the salesmen was from her church, and the company had "lutheran" in it's name.

[valuearb]

Charging excessive fees and poorly serving client needs isn't theft.

Saying the Ponzi scheme guy is no different than a sleazy stock broker is massively trivializing his crimes. Sure, what happened to your parents is wrong, but it's far from what he did to his victims.