Utilizing Data Analytics to Investigate Ponzi Schemes This article examines how data analytics combined with other forensic accounting tools can help investigators uncover how investors in both traditional and newer types of Ponzi schemes were victimized, and how data can be compiled to locate stolen assets and create an analytical report that aids regulators and in legal proceedings focused on recovering funds or determining investor losses. Introduction It is widely recognized that deceiving investors is the bread-and-butter of a Ponzi scheme.[1] However, the term “investors” often conjures images of Shark Tank or Wall Street, and this is far from the…