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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/17/2009
Meet Texas Billionaire (And Mini-Madoff?) "Sir" Allen Stanford
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We may have found our favorite mini- (or maybe not so mini-!) Madoff yet... The FBI, SEC, and IRS are all looking into the business activities of the Stanford Financial Group, a Houston-based private investment group run by the "flamboyant Texas billionaire" Allen Stanford, reports the New ...
R. Allen Stanford and the Democrats' Culture of Corruption
news.aol.com - 2/19/2009
R. Allen Stanford and the Democrats' Culture of Corruption
— news.aol.com — If you haven't heard, financier R. Allen Stanford has been busted for scamming his clients out of 8 billion dollars, and he's apparently gone missing in an attempt too flee the country. Now, maybe this is a bit ... (more) R. Allen Stanford and the Democrats' Culture of Corruption

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politico.com - 2/20/2009
Iseman to POLITICO: The Times lied - Michael Calderone
— politico.com — Vicki Iseman, who sued The New York Times over a story suggesting that she had had a romantic relationship with John McCain, is now accusing the paper of lying about whether it apologized or retracted the story in the course of settlement discussions. ... (more) Iseman to POLITICO: The Times lied - Michael Calderone

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/17/2009
Stanford Charged With "Fraud Of Shocking Magnitude"
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Allen Stanford, the billionaire Texas banker, has been charged with orchestrating a fraudulent, multibillion dollar investment scheme, the SEC announced in a press release this morning. An SEC spokeswoman called it "a fraud of shocking magnitude ... (more) Stanford Charged With "Fraud Of Shocking Magnitude"

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Talking Points Memo — ... What's gotten Stanford into trouble are the spectacular annual returns on certificates of deposits issued by his Antigua-based Stanford International Bank. More on that in a moment. ...

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Stanford Found In U.S.
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/19/2009 — Reuters is reporting that Allen Stanford has been found in Virginia and served by the FBI with court papers. MSNBC just confirmed that report moments ago. Stanford has been accused by the SEC of orchestrating an $8 billion fraud, but still has ...
FBI Finds Fugitive Democrat Financier
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 2/20/2009 — Of course conveniently omitted from this story is the word Democrat.Embattled Texas billionaire Robert Allen Stanford was found by federal agents Thursday, two days after he was named in a multi-billion dollar fraud case, according to several news ...
Do New Orleanians have to put up with the bullying of the Party of No? (Maybe not.) PLUS: Sir Sleazebag found! — DownWithTyranny!
When Anh Cao defeated indicted Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson, Donklelephant asked, "Is Anh Cao A Model For A New Republican Party? Donklelephant blogger Justin Gardner wrote: No doubt many GOPers will call Cao a RINO if he doesn’t toe the party line, but this is the type of guy who can ...
Allen Stanford Found in US by FBI Agents: NBC News — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
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Stanford Found ... in Virginia — Talking Points Memo
Sir Allen was served today with papers in the SEC case somewhere in Virginia. Remember, no criminal case yet against Stanford. The SEC action is civil suit. Bloomberg had a good rundown this morning on the difference and on how the cases are likely to play out.
Allen Stanford Found — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
R. Allen Stanford, the Texas billionaire who has been on the lam since he was charged by the SEC on Tuesday for fraud, has been found. MSNBC is reporting that the "FBI served civil papers" on Stanford in Virgina.
Breaking news (by way of Mexico): Billionaire sleazebag "Sir Allen" Stanford charged with fraud by the SEC — DownWithTyranny!
"Sir Allen" and his, er, group by Ken Howie has found his way to a connected computer long enough to pass on a bit of breaking news, with this note: I wrote about this crook a few days ago. He{s like a posterboy for why we should have public financing of electoral politics. He was writing ...
Billionaire Allen Stanford found, served with $8B fraud complaint (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Texas financier R. Allen Stanford has been found in Virginia and served with legal papers in a multibillion-dollar fraud case.