Welcome to the unbelievable true story of Jeff Carpoff — the man behind DC Solar, one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in American history, worth over $910 million. . In the two decades since high school, he'd lost one repair shop after another, filed for personal bankruptcy, and watched a lender foreclose on the small house in a California refinery town where he'd lived with his wife and two young kids. By 2007, he was 36, jobless, and adrift. Check out more. . Ponzi Schemes aren't anything new in the vast world of corporate fraud. However, it's rare to see one of the pyramid scams go as far as to steal billions from its investors, such as what happened to the US-based energy supplier DC Solar in 2018. In this mind-blowing documentary, we'll uncover how a small-town dreamer turned con man used broken solar generators, fake lease. . According to Spotter Global, theft from solar farms was expected to rise throughout 2024, with growing demand for panels making them both easier to sell and more valuable to steal. This certainly seemed to be the case, as between January and August 2024, there were at least 70 reported offences. . Stolen solar panels are winding up on eBay and Craigslist where unwitting customers quickly buy them up, making themselves complicit in the crime. Schools and churches, generally unoccupied at night, have been hit hard by this brand of theft theft, but no buildings are especially immune.
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