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Unfortunately, those efforts were rejected by attorneys for the receiver who appear more focused on lining their own pockets than ensuring Allen Stanford's victims receive some justice
I blame my broker Mark Tidwell more than I do Allen Stanford.
My family — uncles, aunts, cousins, my grandmother — they all invested a few years ago ... Some of them, well into their 70s and 80s, had to move out of their houses, sell them, go back to work, take on medical expenses. It is somewhat of a relief that the district court did convict Allen Stanford. In a sense they [government officials] are making up for their mistakes.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Court: Stanford investor suits can go forward
-- Investors who lost billions in a massive Ponzi scheme orchestrated by convicted former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford won a legal victory Monday as a federal appeals court decided to let their class action lawsuits go forward against individuals and companies Read more »
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Antigua PM seeks to help recover Stanford funds
work with other agencies to try to help recover money that victims across the globe lost to convicted Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford through his bank based on the Caribbean island. Baldwin Spencer did not give details of that cooperation when he spoke briefly Read more »
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Financier Stanford convicted in $7 billion fraud
-- Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford , whose financial empire once spanned the Americas, was convicted Tuesday on all but one of the 14 counts he faced for allegedly bilking investors out of more than $7 billion in massive Ponzi schemes he operated for 20 years.Jurors Read more »
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Prosecutor: Hard drives erased in Stanford case
-- A prosecutor has told jurors at Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford 's fraud trial that computer hard drives belonging to the outside auditor for Stanford's Caribbean bank apparently were erased after the auditor died.The prosecutor's comment came during questioning Read more »
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Accountant: Stanford's bank properly audited
-- There was nothing "extravagant" about millions that were paid to the outside auditor of jailed Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford 's Caribbean bank, an accounting told jurors Thursday at the financier's fraud trial.Prosecutors allege the bank was at the center Read more »
Around the web
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SEC Bars Andrews Kurth Lawyer From Appearing Before Agency for a Year
The head of Andrews Kurth's corporate governance and securities enforcement practice has been barred from appearing before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for one year for violating federal conflict of interest rules. Spencer Barasch, who ser from Law.com Read more »
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Dallas attorney barred from practicing before SEC over failure to stop Allen Stanford’s swindle
Spencer Barasch — or, at least, his attorney — has always maintained he did nothing wrong by doing nothing at all to stop R. Allen Stanford from building his financial empire on a Ponzi scheme. Time and again there were allegations: Thr 54-year-old Baras from Dallas Morning News Read more »
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SEC Raps Ex-Agency Lawyer Over Stanford Work
The Securities and Exchange Commission has disciplined a former official for his work for convicted fraudster R. Allen Stanford. Spencer Barasch worked on matters related to Stanford during his nearly seven years in the SEC's enforcement office in Fort W from FIN Alternatives Read more »
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UPDATE 1-SEC sanctions ex-staffer who represented Stanford Co
WASHINGTON May 24 (Reuters) - A former top enforcement official in the Securities and Exchange Commission's Texas office has been barred from appearing before the agency for one year for violating conflict-of-interest rules. The SEC said on Thursday that from Reuters.co.uk Read more »
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Broken Gods, Breaking Hearts. ~ Norman Blair
I would like to dedicate this to all teachers and students who have crossed my path. Thank you for your advice and your effort, your encouragement and your sustenance. I hope this article is helpful in our growth towards honesty, compassion and openness. from Elephant Journal Read more »
