The New York Times. He quickly learned English and spent the next few years doing odd jobs along the East Coast, eventually taking a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant, where he slept on the floor. Ponzi managed to work his way up to the position of waiter, but was fired for theft and shortchanging customers.

Montreal and prison

In 1907, after several years of failing to achieve success in the U.S., Ponzi moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada,

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