Stanford ruling prompts jurisdictional spat
The case against Sir Allen Stanford, the financier accused of operating a $7bn Ponzi scheme, has provoked thorny questions of cross-border jurisdiction and international co-operation
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Sir Allen Stanford of operating an alleged $8bn fraud
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Stanford receiver pinpoints $1.5bn
Investors in Sir Allen Stanford’s alleged $7bn Ponzi scheme may be able to recover about one-fifth of their principal, according to the receiver appointed to administer the estate’s assets
Ex-Stanford employees targeted
The receiver appointed by US courts to marshal the assets of the scandal-hit Stanford Financial Group has set his sights on two former staff members who received ‘over $11m’ for three months work
Stanford lawyer complains over prison care
Sir Allen Stanford is being kept in solitary confinement and deprived of adequate medical care as he awaits trial on fraud charges, his attorney said after a court appearance
Stanford wins ruling in battle over fraud case defence
After months in legal and financial limbo, without access to funds or the ability to pay a lawyer, Sir Allen Stanford – the billionaire founder of the Stanford Financial Group – has caught something of a break
Stanford fails in bid to access insurance
Texan financier accused of operating a $7bn Ponzi scheme loses a court bid to access insurance funds to pay his mounting legal bills
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Stanford’s sugar-crusted show
As with Madoff, US authorities face queries over the adequacy of a response to signs that might have led to a closer look at how an exotic investment empire was run
Poor judgment exposed
Sir Allen’s involvement with Twenty20 cricket was seen as vital in a power-play within the sport
Age of excess fuelled rise of Ponzis
Growth of hedge funds made secrecy and high returns seem more common and laid the ground for the biggest surge in fraud since the 1920s
Stanford caught out – at long last
Regulators badly need to improve their game – a strong overseer is essential if people are going to have the confidence to invest
Big-hitters stumped by their own ego
When a single figure not only controls a financial institution but embodies it, investors should be wary. Banks that keep the ambitions and egos of individuals in check by making them work with, and under the eyes of, others have a fair chance of detecting fraud, writes John Gapper
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Sir Allen’s request to unfreeze funds for legal fees denied
FT Alphaville reporter Stacy-Marie Ishmael reports on the Texan businessman’s petition for the court to partially rescind a freeze on his assets
Stanford’s mysterious billions
The Stanford Financial empire is crumbling. And it is a very, very messy collapse
Avast, ye salty Stanford lawfirm website
Matthew Goldstein notes the latest twist in the ongoing Alan Stanford saga
The curious case of Stanford International Bank
FT Alphaville reporter Stacy-Marie Ishmael reports from Antigua on the Stanford financial empire
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