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Influencer who bought RadioShack accused of running $230 million Ponzi scheme

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 10, 2026
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Messages between investor John Melton and Tai Lopez.

The day after the SEC accused him of running a Ponzi scheme, Tai Lopez posted on X: “Never doom. No matter how horrible the situation, don’t ever think you’re doomed. Unless you are dead, all defeat is psychological.”

Lopez — the social media guru famous for his 2015 “Here in My Garage” Lamborghini vide…

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