we talked about her mishandling money, was it sort of a  scheme?
Yes, Ponzi scheme
Introduction
Running what was possibly the first recorded Ponzi scheme, she offered large returns on investments by continually using the money of new investors to pay back the previous ones.
who was adele spitzeder? German actress, folk singer, and con artist. what was she accused of? She was convicted instead of bad accounting and mishandling customers' money. where was she born? Berlin apart from acting did she have other jobs? Yes, she was a banker. which bank? Her own bank how did she die? Cardiac arrest what was her debut film? Deborah and Mary Stuart.
Yes, Ponzi scheme. Yes,  Ponzi schemes. Ponzi scheme
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Introduction Introduction Introduction
Running what was possibly the first recorded Ponzi scheme, she offered large returns on investments by continually using the money of new investors to pay back the previous ones. . Because Ponzi schemes were not yet illegal, she was convicted instead of bad accounting and mishandling customers' money and sentenced to three years in prison. Ponzi scheme
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Adele Spitzeder [SEP] Introduction
Adelheid Luise "Adele" Spitzeder (; 9 February 1832 – 27 or 28 October 1895), also known by her stage name Adele Vio, was a German actress, folk singer, and con artist. Initially a promising young actress, Spitzeder became a well-known private banker in 19th-century Munich when her theatrical success dwindled. Running what was possibly the first recorded Ponzi scheme, she offered large returns on investments by continually using the money of new investors to pay back the previous ones. At the height of her success, contemporary sources considered her the wealthiest woman in Bavaria. Opening her bank in 1869, Spitzeder managed to fend off attempts to discredit her for a few years before authorities were able to bring her to trial in 1872.