"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Unlike Bernie Madoff and Marc Dreier who stayed freed on bail while awaiting trial, financier Allen Stanford has confined to the general prison population, denied access to the internet, and has limited phone access. He has lost 40 pounds, was…
Look, I have little sympathy for Allen Stanford and think he’s no doubt guilty of a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. But while Bernie Madoff stayed in a penthouse awaiting trial, Stanford has been put into the general prison population, got…
Stanford is awaiting trial and has not been convicted. Yet he was in a holding cell with eight others with no air conditioning in 100 degree heat for months, then got mauled in a fight, is in solitary now, and…
Tom Raffanello was head of the DEA Miami office and led investigations against Noriega and the Medellin cartel. Then he went to work for Allen Stanford. Now he’s being indicted for ordering evidence to be shredded. The comments at Clusterstock…
Blood oaths and bribery. Allen Stanford’s top aide in plea deal James Davis has admitted to helping run Allen Stanford’s Ponzi scheme. Among the revelations, “fictitious investment reports”, bribery, and a “blood oath ceremony” among the participants.