Allen Stanford Fraud

Victims: Ponzi Schemer's Conviction Is 'Bittersweet'

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 05.07.2012

HOUSTON — A prosecutor asked jurors on Wednesday to allow federal authorities to seize $330 million from nearly 30 accounts controlled by convic...

Houston Financier Convicted Of $7 Billion Investor Fraud

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 05.06.2012

HOUSTON — Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford spent more than 20 years charming investors, who handed him billions of dollars they had spent their li...

In Ponzi Scheme Trial, Prosecution's Key Witness Portrayed As Liar

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 04.08.2012

HOUSTON — Attorneys for jailed Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford suggested to jurors Tuesday that letters, emails and other documents show it was n...

Allen Stanford's Daughter Drops Fight To Keep $1.3M Condo

AP | JEFF CARLTON | Posted 05.25.2011

DALLAS — The daughter of jailed Texas businessman R. Allen Stanford has dropped her fight to stay in a $1.3 million Houston condominium, her att...

Allen Stanford Stripped Of His Knighthood

Houston Chronicle | Posted 05.25.2011

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua -- Disgraced Texas financier R. Allen Stanford is being stripped of his knighthood in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda,...

Chavez Aids Antigua After Stanford Fraud Scandal

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

The tiny Caribbean state of Antigua and Barbuda, still reeling from the fraud scandal surrounding Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, on Thursday found ...

Sanford vs. Stanford: Which One is the Philander and Which One is the Swindler?

Bill Katovsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Bill Katovsky

Sanford, judging from his media mea culpas, is a gushing torrent of public self-flagellation, backed by a biblical rationalization. Stanford is much more unrepentant.

Stanford's Bond Revoked By Judge

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 05.25.2011

HOUSTON — A federal judge on Tuesday revoked the bond of Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, ordering he be kept in jail while he awaits trial on...

Reuters Tours Allen Stanford's Lavish Headquarters

Reuters | Chris Baltimore | Posted 05.25.2011

If Texas billionaire Allen Stanford ever wanted to make a low-profile departure from the inner sanctum within his lavish Houston headquarters, there w...

James Davis, Stanford CFO, Cooperating With Investigators

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

DALLAS — The chief financial officer of the troubled companies owned by Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford has promised full cooperation with f...

Allen Stanford Bathroom Tiles

Bad Idea Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011

Following on from the Bernard Madoff-branded emergency kit and sweater, eBay is now providing the opportunity to deck your bathroom out with a financi...

Stanford Surrenders Passport, Antigua Units Seized

Reuters | Jim Wolf and Jason Szep | Posted 05.25.2011

Regulators seized Texas billionaire Allen Stanford's banks and companies in Antigua and Barbuda, the Caribbean state at the center of fraud charges ag...

Allen Stanford's Yacht, Private Jet And Other Toys

Clusterstock | Jay Yarow | Posted 05.25.2011

The busted financier Sir Allen Stanford had a net worth over $2 billion according to a Florida paternity lawsuit and a Texas divorce lawsuit. How did...

Allen Stanford's Lavish Lifestyle: $10M Florida Mansion, $100M Fleet Of Private Jets

Financial Times | Michael Peel, Megan Murphy, Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Posted 05.25.2011

The lavish lifestyle enjoyed by Sir Allen Stanford, the Texas billionaire charged by US financial regulators with "massive" investment fraud, has been...

Allen Stanford Found In Virginia

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 05.25.2011

R. Allen Stanford, the Texas billionaire who has been on the lam since the SEC charged him for fraud on Tuesday, has been found in Virginia. MSNBC is...

Allen Stanford Victims Speak Out

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 05.25.2011

CBS' Harry Smith spoke with a Mark Tidwell, a former vice president at Stanford Financial, who is suing the company for wrongful termination. Tidwel...

Allen Stanford Under Federal Drug Investigation For Money Laundering

ABC News | JUSTIN ROOD and BRIAN ROSS | Posted 05.25.2011

The SEC's fraud charges may be the least of accused financial scammer R. Allen Stanford's worries. Federal authorities tell ABC News that the FBI and ...

Allen Stanford Owes Over $200 Million In Federal Taxes

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Public records show disgraced financier R. Allen Stanford owes hundreds of millions of dollars in federal taxes. The records show ...

Allen Stanford Charged By SEC For Multi-Billion Dollar Fraud

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 05.25.2011

RECENT UPDATES: It looks like the SEC missed several red flags on Stanford, much as they did with Bernie Madoff. According to the New York Times, the...