Allen Stanford

Jan 25, 2021 · 39m 5s
Allen Stanford
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Allen Stanford had a taste of success when he opened health clubs after college. But when the economy tanked and he filed for bankruptcy, he was determined to pull himself...

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Allen Stanford had a taste of success when he opened health clubs after college. But when the economy tanked and he filed for bankruptcy, he was determined to pull himself up by the bootstraps and try again. Entering the financial sector, Stanford had a knack for Certificates of Deposits, of CDs, on which he built his empire. The problem was, it was all a well-tailored farce.



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Sources:

Closed Criminal Division Cases | CRIMINAL-VNS | Department of Justice



Stanford gets 110 years for role in $7B swindle (yahoo.com)



Allen Stanford is a 'wreck of man' from prison: Attorneys - InvestmentNews



Federal judges reject convicted Ponzi scheme operator R. Allen Stanford’s appeal, uphold 110-year sentence | News | theadvocate.com



Viewing Financial Crimes as Economic Homicide - The New York Times (nytimes.com)



Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme victims say they have been short-changed (cnbc.com)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3MxoTfUdh2SdB3O-mpN_dSY1kO7knPZnYqWFV_j09O7UP6cN0TfXbg75E&v=JtOHPp2Aaj8&feature=youtu.be



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_DeGuerin



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Madoff



https://www.nasaa.org/2700/how-to-spot-a-con-artist/



https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-basics/investment-products/certificates-deposit-cds



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexia,_Texas#:~:text=The%20population%20of%20Mexia%20increased%20from%203%2C482%20to%20nearly%2035%2C000.&text=The%20population%20was%20reported%20as,population%20was%20listed%20as%206%2C563.



https://inflationdata.com/articles/inflation-adjusted-prices/historical-crude-oil-prices-table/



https://www.offshore-protection.com/offshore-blog/history-of-tax-havens#:~:text=The%20Beginnings%20of%20the%20Modern%20Tax%20Haven&text='Tax%20Haven'%20typically%20referred%20to,their%20post%2Dretirement%20tax%20burden



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_haven#Top_10_tax_havens
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