Sir Allen Stanford

Allen Stanford Appointed Public Defender

ABC News | VIC WALTER and MEGAN CHUCHMACH | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business


Flamboyant former billionaire financier 'Sir' Allen Stanford has been ordered a public defender in his $7 billion fraud case because he has no money f...

Allen Stanford, US Drug Informant? Evidence Emerges

BBC News | John Sweeney | Posted 06.10.2009 | Business


Evidence has emerged that the Texan who bankrolled English cricket may have been a US government informer. Sir Allen Stanford, who is accused of bank...

WATCH: Allen Stanford, Alleged Ponzi Schemer, Talks To CNBC

Huffington Post | Posted 05.22.2009 | Business


Allen Stanford, the financier who has been accused of an $8 billion ponzi scheme by the Securities and Exchange Commission. After remaining mum on t...

James Davis, Stanford CFO, Cooperating With Investigators

AP | Posted 04.24.2009 | Business


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

Antiguan On Life After Allen Stanford

Huffington Post | Carrie Crotty | Posted 04.13.2009 | Business


Yesterday, Antiguans voted in one of their most contentious elections in years. Allen Stanford, who allegedly ran an $8 billion ponzi scheme, was clos...

Allen Stanford Bathroom Tiles

Bad Idea Magazine | Posted 04.06.2009 | Business


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...

Bush Stanford Connection: Dubya Congratulates Financier On St. Croix Expansion

businessinsider.com | Joe Weisenthal | Posted 03.29.2009 | Business


George W. Bush spoke at a reception for fraudster Allen Stanford in 2006. He was just one of many politicians in Stanford's web, but it makes sense th...

Allen Stanford's Yacht, Private Jet And Other Toys

Clusterstock | Jay Yarow | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business


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...

The Poor Victims of "Sir" Robert Allen Stanford—Really?

David Bourgeois | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business


David Bourgeois

The saps were lured into this Ponzi scheme with the elixir of unrealistic riches; their thirst for off-the-charts financial gains blinded them to the obvious scam going on right under their noses.

ATP Tennis' Stanford Endorsement Cancelled

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.22.2009 | Business


CNBC is reporting that ATP, the pro tennis organization, is canceling its deal with Stanford Financial Group, the business owned by Allen Stanford. He...

Stanford, Geithner: Who Did More For Market Confidence?

BusinessWeek | David Henry | Posted 03.22.2009 | Business


Perversely, alleged conman R. Allen Stanford did more in the past 10 days to boost confidence and stability in the banking system than U.S. Treasury S...

Allen Stanford Victims Speak Out

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.22.2009 | Business


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 Missing: Federal Authorities Do Not Know His Whereabouts

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.21.2009 | Business


UPDATE: MSNBC is reporting that Allen Stanford tried to hire a private jet to flee the US. According to ABC News, federal authorities do not know the...

Allen Stanford Attorney Thomas Sjoblom Withdrew Days Before SEC Fraud Charge

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.21.2009 | Business


R. Allen Stanford spent the weeks before the SEC charged him with fraud assuring clients that their money was safe. His Washington, D.C.-based lawyer,...

Allen Stanford Charged By SEC For Multi-Billion Dollar Fraud

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.20.2009 | Business


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...