A Ponzi Scheme, a Retiree and a Revolt Against OppenheimerFunds

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Pier 60 in Clearwater, FloridaPhotographer: Morgan Somers/Getty Images
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Donald Dwyer left statehouse politics for retirement in Clearwater, Florida, at the Grand Venezia, a 336-unit condominium complex with a pool, tennis courts and ill-fated ambitions to bring a touch of Italian luxury to the Gulf Coast.

But the former Maryland lawmaker is now leading an unusual community tax revolt against OppenheimerFunds Inc., which oversees $230 billion in assets, that may echo far beyond his tiny patch of Florida’s western shore.