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Allen Stanford

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    February 13, 2009

    A Ponzi Scheme in Boca? Stanford Group Co. Won't Talk

    Speculation is rampant in the financial press that R. Allen Stanford -- who Forbes magazine estimates to have a fortune of $2.2 billion, making him #205 on their list of wealthiest Americans -- is the next Bernie Madoff. Forbes says Stanford Financial Group has $51 billion in assets under ... More >>

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    February 17, 2009

    Local Financial Analyst Packages Stanford Case for SEC

    As we reported on this blog Friday, speculation has been flying through the financial community that Stanford et al could be operating an enormous Ponzi scheme a la Bernie Madoff. Now it's official: The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit in Dallas Monday against Stanford ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Feds Snatch Stanford; Insider Says Boca Office Was "Legit"

    allenstanford.comR. Allen StanfordThis Stanford Group case keeps getting uglier. Stanford employees gave over $31, 000 to Barack Obama's presidential campaign and over $28,000 to Republican candidate Sen. John McCain.The only good news: FBI agents found alleged $8 billion fraudster Allen Stanford in ... More >>

  • News

    April 9, 2009

    R. Allen Stanford's story tells how one eccentric billionaire can help bring the global economy to its knees

    allenstanford.comR. Allen StanfordThis Stanford Group case keeps getting uglier. Stanford employees gave over $31, 000 to Barack Obama's presidential campaign and over $28,000 to Republican candidate Sen. John McCain.The only good news: FBI agents found alleged $8 billion fraudster Allen Stanford in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Allen Stanford Busted by Feds

    R. Allen Stanford, the billionaire head of Houston-based Stanford Financial Group, which kept offices in Boca Raton and Miami, among other markets, was indicted today on charges of fraud and obstruction of justice. Our sister blog Riptide has a report.

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Caged Heat: Alleged Ponzi Prince Trapped in Boca Firm's Texas Sweat Lodge

    Photo: Caribbean CricketStanford: Texas Toast​GEO Group and Stanford Group: two very rich businesses with offices in Boca Raton, which have both recently caught flak for acting unethically in their respective industries. Totally unrelated, except for one cruel twist of fate: Allen Stanford, awaiti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Fraud Expert From Fort Lauderdale Linked to Stanford Case

    Stanford​Thomas Cash, who lives in Fort Lauderdale but who for years has been the chairman of Kroll, Inc., the risk consulting firm in Miami, resigned from that position last week amid allegations that he helped mislead investors who sustained losses in the alleged Ponzi scheme for which Allen Sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Plantation Makes a Bitter Punchline in Article About Segregationist's Legacy

    Flickr User: jennifer hThe Sears Willis Tower​Apparently, Chicago's black community is not keen on the name "Willis," which last month was affixed to what had always been the Sears Tower, the city's tallest building. And it's not because it has suspicions about Willis Group Holdings, the London-ba ... More >>

  • News

    October 29, 2009

    President Obama Fails to Go After Those Responsible for Financial Meltdown

    Flickr User: jennifer hThe Sears Willis Tower​Apparently, Chicago's black community is not keen on the name "Willis," which last month was affixed to what had always been the Sears Tower, the city's tallest building. And it's not because it has suspicions about Willis Group Holdings, the London-ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Stanford Employees in Fort Lauderdale Accused of Shredding Evidence of Massive Fraud

    FlickrDid Allen Stanford's local employees try to cover up his crime?​The first criminal trial in the Stanford Financial Group fraud is under way, and it ain't pretty for the local branch. In opening remarks of a trial that began Monday in Miami, prosecutors told the jury that Thomas Raffanello an ... More >>

  • News

    December 16, 2010

    Nevin Shapiro Is the Caligula of South Florida's Ponzi Empire

    FlickrDid Allen Stanford's local employees try to cover up his crime?​The first criminal trial in the Stanford Financial Group fraud is under way, and it ain't pretty for the local branch. In opening remarks of a trial that began Monday in Miami, prosecutors told the jury that Thomas Raffanello an ... More >>

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