Entries tagged "Allen Stanford"

Fraudster Stanford gets public defender

Although a judge forced accused Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford to take a public defender, the government wants to add private criminal defense attorney Kent Schaffer to the case as well.

Stanford's lawyer says 'show me the money'

As accused Ponzi schemer R. Allen Stanford sits in jail, he's having trouble getting a criminal defense attorney to take his case out of fear of not getting paid.

Ponzi schemers face the music

Have the Ponzi schemers really rode off into the sunset? Or shall we say, life behind bars?

Allen Stanford to stay locked up

A judge agreed with prosecutors that alleged Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford is a flight risk.

Scandal's big week

It's been a busy week for Bernie Madoff, Allen Stanford and the rest of Wall Street's biggest crooks.

Fraudsters not made for life of flight

Alleged fraudster Marcus Schrenker exemplifies why white-collar criminals often fail to live life on the lam.

CNBC to air Stanford biopic

CNBC is the second TV network to air a documentary about a fraudster. The latest biopic will put alleged Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford under the microscope.

Stanford tries to go to jail

Although Allen Stanford is suspected of running a Ponzi scheme, there is no warrant for his arrest, so authorities turned him away when he tried to surrender.

Stanford swears there was no fraud

Accused of perpetrating a Ponzi scheme, Allen Stanford again takes to the media to claim it is not true.

Allen Stanford hires famed attorney DeGuerin

What do alleged fraudster Allen Stanford, former Congressman Tom DeLay and cult leader David Koresh have in common? All have employed Texas attorney Dick DeGuerin.

Stanford blows off SEC

Citing his Fifth Amendment privileges, alleged fraudster R. Allen Stanford refuses to cooperate with the SEC investigation of his firm Stanford Financial.

Stanford employees go unpaid

While employees of Stanford Financial go unpaid, CIO Laura Pendergest-Holt, who was the first person arrested in the alleged fraud, appeared before a judge.

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