ZZZZ Best was a carpet cleaning and restoration company that served as a front for a Ponzi scheme.

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date.What Happened? On this day in 1987, the assets of infamous corporate fraud ZZZZ Best were ...

ZZZZ Best founder and former con-man Barry Minkow filming, “The King of the Con.” The San Fernando Valley native, now 55, gained national fame after founding ZZZZ Best cleaning company in 1982.

Barry Minkow, who ran one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history, is to be the subject of a docu-series with The Content Group.

But a recently completed inspirational drama about the ZZZZ Best carpet cleaning swindler now needs a new ending, as the purportedly reformed Minkow could be headed back to prison for as much as ...