A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday sentenced Allen Stanford to 110 years in prison without parole. Judge David Hittner reduced the sentence from...
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Federal prosecutors seek 230-year sentence for financier Stanford
Federal prosecutors urged a judge on Wednesday to give Allen Stanford the maximum sentence of 230 years in prison for his involvement in a $47 million Ponzi scheme. This would be the maximum sentence...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday rejected the motion for new trial filed by Allen Stanford . Judge David Hittner did...
Federal appeals court allows class action for Stanford Ponzi scheme victims
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday that victims of the $7 million Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Allen Stanford may pursue a class action lawsuit. Stanford...
A jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Tuesday convicted financier Allen Stanford on charges of orchestrating a $7 billion Ponzi scheme affecting investors in both...
JURIST Guest Columnist Scott Shackelford of Indiana University, Kelley School of Business says that the recent decision by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on genocide raises pertinent questions about the legal standards used to prosecute those who commit the...
Federal judge rules financier Stanford competent to stand trial
A federal judge ruled Thursday that financier Allen Stanford is mentally competent to stand trial for orchestrating a $7 billion Ponzi scheme affecting investors in both the US and Latin America. The decision came...
Financier Stanford sues federal agents over civil rights violations
former financier Allen Stanford , accused of defrauding investors out of $7 billion in a Ponzi scheme, filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing federal agents of violating his constitutional rights. The suit,...
Federal judge deems financier Stanford incompetent to stand trial
A federal judge on Wednesday declared Allen Stanford incompetent to stand trial in connection with a $7 billion fraud scheme. Judge David Hittner of the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas...
A federal judge on Friday indefinitely postponed the trial of Allen Stanford , citing chemical dependency that has left Stanford incompetent to stand trial at present. Judge David Hittner of the US District Court for...