American Greed

CNBC UK

3:00 AM to 4:00 AM

Sunday 18 October

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In 1998, Eric Bartoli, owner of Cyprus Funds, has rural communities in Northeast Ohio buzzing about a chance of lifetime. He tells investors that he has untold access to Central American trading opportunities and that the returns will be tax-free. Cyprus Funds will go on to raise $65 million from some 1,000 investors over the course of 4 years. But in In late August 1999, the SEC comes calling