Allen Stanford's No Longer A Knight: Antigua Removes Accused Ponzi Schemer's Title

Houston Chronicle:

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua -- Disgraced Texas financier R. Allen Stanford is being stripped of his knighthood in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, the head of the government panel that approves the awards said Monday.

The National Honors Committee voted unanimously to revoke Stanford's title for embarrassing the nation by running an alleged Ponzi scheme out of his Antigua-based offshore bank, Chairwoman Jacqui Quinn-Leandro said.

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Comments

[vascopyjama]

Guess we can't address him as Sir Crook anymore?

[PhilipTaylor]

He looks less ROUNDED and that is a G00D thing since he is no longer K1NG!

[iMissMollyIvins]

Oh! The humanity!

[PhilipTaylor]

Yes! LOL! LOL!

[Altruth]

Boy, when you don't have all of that stolen money to handout people dump you and ask for the Knighthood back!

[selenasade]

Keep the knighthood and give back the money!

[mamacat]

A few slogans come to mind to describe taking away his knighthood at this point:

A day late and a dollar short.
Closing the barn door after the horse has gotten out.

Why didn't those in the know do a good enough background check to know ahead of time that this guy was nothing but a grifter?

[weatherwaxx]

Tsk.

[truthmatterstoo]

soon he'll be stripped of his manhood

[iMissMollyIvins]

As soon as he gets released from the hospital ward and put into Gen Pop.

Don't drop the soap Allan.

[american-dolt]

ahhhh, you beat me to it

[BowlingForRevenge]

He's of no use to them now anyway.
He's broke.
Can't buy cricket bats without greenbacks.

[Vyvjala]

Well there went a Christmas card from hookworm hannity...­..........

[TopJack]

The horror! What will they say at the polo club?

[iMissMollyIvins]

Oh, the utter shame he must feel, he never be able to look any of the other cons in the eye when he gets to Club Fed.

[CDCtrading]

Economic policy needs to change. For the past 30 years only the top 1% of earners have been the major beneficiaries of economic recoveries while everyone else lags. We need policies and programs that will hlpe low and middle income people. More shovel ready projects. Universal health care

good articles; http://financeopinionss.blogspot.com

[ForObamaInDallas]

"We are not amused."

[BambooHarvester]

Disgraced texas should just be one word by now !
~ Disgracedtexas

[johnnygoodwud]

stripped of his knighthood­,,,,,,,,,,­,,,,not to worry, i think very soon he'll be crowned 'queen for a day', by some of his inmates

[cyoohoos]

LOL. Didn't that happen already?

[ForObamaInDallas]

Oh you DINNT just say that!

YOU DID! hehehe