Articles tagged with stanford
Thu, April 26, 2012
Former Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck selected first in NFL Draft
NEW YORK (WKZO) -- The National Football League kicked off it's 2012 draft without much suspense Thursday. The Indianapolis Colts used their first pick ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Financier Allen Stanford loses bid for new trial
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - The financier Allen Stanford on Thursday lost his bid for a new trial, 16 days after being convicted for running ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Allen Stanford seeks new trial, blames Twitter
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Allen Stanford, the financier convicted of running an estimated $7 billion Ponzi scheme, has asked for a new trial, citing ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Class-actions by Allen Stanford investors revived
By Terry Baynes and Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Victims of Allen Stanford's estimated $7 billion Ponzi scheme won a victory when a federal appeals ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Stanford foreign accounts should be forfeited: jury
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Convicted swindler Allen Stanford should forfeit some $330 million stashed in foreign bank accounts, a jury found on Thursday ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Senator says fund should cover Stanford claims
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senator attacked on Wednesday an industry-backed fund that covers claims for investors of failed brokerages, saying the ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Stanford guilty of bilking investors of billions
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford was convicted on Tuesday of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, a verdict that caps a riches-to-rags ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Allen Stanford jury says unable to reach verdict
By Anna Driver and Eileen O'Grady
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The jury weighing evidence against Allen Stanford said on Monday it was unable to reach ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Stanford swindle among history's worst: prosecutor
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford perpetrated one of the biggest thefts in history, a U.S. prosecutor said on Wednesday as the ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Stanford defense rests without calling Stanford
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas financier Allen Stanford's attorneys wound up their defense in his criminal fraud trial on Monday without calling ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Insight: Obama, politicians decline to return Stanford money
By Murray Waas
(Reuters) - National fundraising committees for the Democratic and Republican parties, President Barack Obama, and other major politicians have declined to return ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Top Stanford witness says he tried to conceal fraud
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A former top aide to Texas financier Allen Stanford said on Tuesday he continued to hide financial misdeeds as ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Stanford used fake accounting to back bank: witness
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford used fake accounting to prop up his offshore bank in its waning days, as withdrawal requests from ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Stanford's deputy admits he lied to investors
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford's former top deputy and college roommate said on Thursday he lied to investors about the health ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
Stanford sought to influence regulator
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, charged with a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, sought to have a Antiguan regulator with oversight of his ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
Cosmo editor donates $30 million to Columbia, Stanford
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Longtime Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown is donating $30 million to Columbia University and Stanford University to establish a media institute ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
Insight: How Allen Stanford kept the SEC at bay
By Murray Waas
(Reuters) - In 2009, federal investigators finally arrested Houston financier R. Allen Stanford. For twenty years, Stanford allegedly had run a $7 ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Former employee says Stanford knew his business
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A financial adviser who worked for former financier Allen Stanford testified at his trial on Wednesday that Stanford personally ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Government opens case against accused swindler Stanford
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas financier Allen Stanford used lies and bribes to steal the hard-earned savings of his customers, prosecutors said on ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
SEC, SIPC to argue in court over Stanford claims
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators are due in court on Tuesday to argue that a brokerage industry-backed protection fund should let ...
Sat, January 21, 2012
Broke, sick and lonely, Allen Stanford heads to court
By Anna Driver and Eileen O'Grady
HOUSTON (Reuters) - No one calls him Sir Allen Stanford anymore. He is inmate number 35017-183.
On Monday ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Allen Stanford pleads not guilty to 14 counts
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas financier Allen Stanford pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a streamlined indictment, with a judge rejecting last-minute requests for more time ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Judge orders Stanford lawyers to stay on
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Houston said a team of attorneys representing Allen Stanford, who is accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Allen Stanford lawyers want out just before trial
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Just 12 days before jury selection is to begin in a much-delayed case, lawyers for Allen Stanford, accused of running ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Exclusive: Ex-SEC lawyer said to settle Stanford-linked case
By Sarah N. Lynch and Aruna Viswanatha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Spencer Barasch is expected to settle Department of Justice ...
Wed, December 28, 2011
No trial delay for accused Ponzi schemer Stanford
(Reuters) - Allen Stanford, accused of running a $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme, on Wednesday lost his bid for a three-month delay in his criminal ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Judge rules Allen Stanford competent to stand trial
By Eileen O'Grady
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Financier Allen Stanford was judged mentally fit to stand trial by a federal judge on Thursday, setting the ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Stanford's memory impaired, witnesses say
By Eileen O'Grady
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Financier Allen Stanford is suffering from brain injury and memory loss, witnesses said on Wednesday at a hearing ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Stanford's memory impaired, witnesses say
By Eileen O'Grady
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford is suffering from brain injury and memory loss, witnesses said on Wednesday at a hearing on ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Stanford's memory impaired, psychologist says
(Reuters) - By Eileen O'Grady
HOUSTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Allen Stanford clearly suffered a brain injury that has impaired his judgment and memory, a ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
Judge weighs whether Allen Stanford fit for trial
By Eileen O'Grady
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A prison psychologist who evaluated accused swindler Allen Stanford testified on Tuesday that it would be "incredibly rare ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
Stanford ends bid to build NYC tech school
By Joan Gralla
(Reuters) - California's Stanford University, one of the top engineering schools in the United States, said on Friday it had dropped ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Stanford competent to stand trial: prosecutors
(Reuters) - Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to rule that financier Allen Stanford has regained competence and can stand trial over an alleged $7 ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
SEC is urged to sue over Stanford victims' claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senator is calling on federal securities regulators to take legal action against a brokerage industry-backed fund for failing to cover claims ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Victim payout plan sought in Stanford's Ponzi case
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Victims of Allen Stanford's alleged $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme may soon have a chance to submit claims, though ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Victim payout plan sought in Stanford's Ponzi case
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Victims of Allen Stanford's alleged $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme may soon have a chance to submit claims, though ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
SocGen says cooperating with DoJ over Stanford case
(Reuters) - French Bank Societe Generale
Sun, July 31, 2011
Serena lays down U.S. Open marker with Stanford title
By Matthew Cronin
STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Serena Williams sounded an ominous warning to her rivals that she will be a genuine contender at the ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
Serena set for Bartoli showdown in Stanford final
By Matthew Cronin
STANFORD, California, July 30 - Comeback queen Serena Williams crushed Germany's Sabine Lisicki 6-1 6-2 to move into the final of ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
Cibulkova pulls out of Stanford with abdominal strain
STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Slovakian Dominica Cibulkova was forced to withdraw from her semi-final against France's Marion Bartoli at the Stanford Classic on Saturday ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
Newport ads target black youth: Stanford study
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cigarette maker Lorillard Inc targeted California school neighborhoods with high proportions of African-American students for its Newport menthol cigarettes, Stanford University ...
Sat, June 04, 2011
Treasures of alleged Ponzi schemer Stanford auctioned
By Deborah Quinn Hensel
HOUSTON (Reuters) - While Texas financier Allen Stanford awaits trial on charges of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, hordes of ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
FBI probing ex-SEC official on Stanford matter
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal criminal authorities are investigating whether a former U.S. securities regulator inappropriately represented alleged fraudster Allen Stanford ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Allen Stanford criminal trial set for September
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, the Texas financier accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, has been scheduled to go to trial this ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
U.S. narrows case versus accused Ponzi schemer Stanford
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have narrowed their criminal case against Allen Stanford, the Texas financier accused of running a $7 ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Accused Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford denied bail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, the financier accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, has been denied bail by a federal appeals court ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Allen Stanford moved to Butner prison hospital
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Jailed financier Allen Stanford has been moved to a prison hospital in Butner, North Carolina, to treat his addiction ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Allen Stanford moved to Butner prison hospital
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Jailed financier Allen Stanford has been moved to a prison hospital in Butner, North Carolina, to treat his addiction ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Stanford suing SEC, prosecutors for $7.2 billion
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Jailed financier Allen Stanford, accused of running a massive Ponzi scheme, filed a $7.2 billion lawsuit accusing federal prosecutors and regulators ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Allen Stanford headed to U.S. prison hospital
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, accused of a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is on the way to a prison hospital to receive treatment for addiction ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Allen Stanford incompetent for trial: judge
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Financier Allen Stanford is incompetent to stand trial at this time over accusations that he led a $7 ...
Sat, January 08, 2011
Ex-Michigan Quarterback Jim Harbaugh Is Leaving Stanford To Coach The San Francisco 49ers
Jim Harbaugh says it’s always been his dream to coach in the N-F-L and now the ex-Michigan quarterback will be doing just that ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
Signs Are Pointing To Jim Harbaugh Staying Put At Stanford Rather Than Coach At Michigan Or In The NFL
It appears that Stanford coach and ex-Michigan quarterback Jim Harbaugh may reject the riches of the N-F-L as well as the call to return ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
Judge postpones Allen Stanford's trial
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday postponed Allen Stanford's criminal trial because the accused swindler needs to be weaned ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
The Orange Bowl Turned Into A Rout In The Second Half As Stanford Torched Virginia Tech 40-To-12
Andrew Luck passed for 287 yards and four touchdowns as fourth-ranked Stanford used a big second half to storm past 13th-ranked Virginia Tech 40-to-12 ...
Mon, December 27, 2010
Allen Stanford's lawyers seek two-year trial delay
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Lawyers representing Allen Stanford told a federal judge they need at least two years to prepare for the accused ...
Wed, December 22, 2010
U.S. diplomats were leery of Allen Stanford: cable
By Pascal Fletcher
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. diplomats in the Caribbean were already wary of Texas financier Allen Stanford, who faces trial for allegedly ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Regulators eye Stanford brokers in probe: report
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have notified some brokers who worked for indicted financier Allen Stanford that they may face civil fraud charges, the ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
Stanford too medicated to prepare for trial: lawyer
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, accused of leading a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is on so much medication that he is unable to prepare for ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Judge issues gag order in Allen Stanford trial
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday issued an order banning lawyers and witnesses in accused swindler Allen Stanford's criminal trial from talking ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
SEC expresses regret on Stanford probe
By Joe Rauch and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators expressed regret on Wednesday that they did not do enough to stop Allen Stanford ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Court hearing on Stanford defense fees begins
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Almost $2 billion in personal loans, cooked books and misrepresentations to investors are reasons Allen Stanford, accused of a ...
Sun, August 01, 2010
Azarenka thrashes Sharapova to win in Stanford
By Matthew Cronin
STANFORD, California (Reuters) - A charged-up Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won her first tournament of the year on Sunday by blowing away ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
Birthday girl Azarenka celebrates reaching Stanford final
By Matthew Cronin
STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Belarussian Victoria Azarenka celebrated her 21st birthday in style by overwhelming top seed Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-3 in ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
Sharapova and Bartoli reach Stanford quarter-finals
By Matthew Cronin
STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Holder Marion Bartoli advanced to the quarter-finals of the Stanford Classic on Thursday with a 6-3 6-4 win ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Stosur, Dementieva advance to Stanford Classic quarters
By Matthew Cronin
STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Top seeds Samantha Stosur and Elena Dementieva made solid starts to their Stanford Classic campaigns with contrasting second-round ...
Wed, July 07, 2010
Allen Stanford loses third bail bid
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Houston has denied Allen Stanford's request for bail a third time, saying the ...
Fri, June 18, 2010
U.S. wants one trial in Stanford Ponzi case
By Jonathan Stempel
TORONTO (Reuters) - On the first anniversary of the indictment of Texas financier Allen Stanford, prosecutors urged a federal judge not to ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Lawyer fired by Allen Stanford stays on case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge rejected the request of a lawyer fired by Texas financier Allen Stanford, charged with running a $7 billion ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
"Savagely beaten" Stanford asks to be freed
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, the Texas financier charged with running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, asked the federal judge overseeing ...
Thu, April 08, 2010
Dershowitz joins Stanford legal team as consultant
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, accused of orchestrating a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, has added noted civil liberties lawyer Alan Dershowitz as ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
Allen Stanford's liquidators, receiver in talks
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A dispute over control of $370 million in assets traced to accused Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford is holding up ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Stanford's daughter must give up Houston condo
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The daughter of indicted Texas financier Allen Stanford must move out of a $1.3 million luxury apartment in Houston by March ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Stanford receiver says CD investors returning funds
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The receiver in accused swindler Allen Stanford's fraud case said on Friday he has recovered nearly $2 million from certain investors ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Allen Stanford appeals bail decision again
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford's lawyers on Tuesday asked an appeals court for the second time to review a judge's decision denying the ...
Sun, December 27, 2009
Feds investigating Stanford ties to lawmakers: report
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. federal authorities are investigating millions of dollars contributed by fraud suspect Allen Stanford and his staff to U.S. lawmakers ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
Judge denies Stanford's plea for pretrial release
By Kristen Hays
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge has denied alleged swindler Allen Stanford's latest bid to be released from prison pending his ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
Judge sets Allen Stanford trial for January 2011
By Anna Driver and Kristen Hays
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Alleged swindler Allen Stanford will spend more than a year in custody after a U.S ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
U.S. seeks names of Stanford's American clients
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department asked a court on Wednesday for permission to seek the names of American clients ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
Stanford sues Lloyd's of London for defense fees
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, who faces U.S. criminal and civil charges for allegedly leading a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is suing Lloyd's ...
Mon, November 16, 2009
Baseball stars, others, to get back Stanford funds
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Some of alleged swindler Allen Stanford's investors, including baseball star Johnny Damon, will see their funds returned after ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
Antigua to strip accused Stanford of knighthood
MIAMI (Reuters) - Antigua and Barbuda is set to revoke the knighthood it gave Texas financier Allen Stanford, who is awaiting trial on charges he ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
U.S. appeals panel weighs Stanford "clawback" claims
By Kathy Finn
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals panel had tough questions on Monday for the receiver in Allen Stanford's civil ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
Receiver sues Stanford employees for $11 million
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The receiver overseeing the assets of accused swindler Allen Stanford has sued two former Stanford Capital Management employees, seeking the return ...
Wed, October 14, 2009
Stanford in solitary confinement, no trial date
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, the alleged swindler who is being held in solitary confinement in a federal jail, fell ill during ...
Fri, October 09, 2009
Stanford puts $1 billion of portfolio on market
By David Lawsky
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Stanford University is trying to sell $1 billion of its $12.6 billion portfolio of assets including investments ...
Fri, October 09, 2009
Judge allows Allen Stanford, others to seek defense fees
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Financier Allen Stanford and other executives who face charges related to an alleged $7 billion fraud may file claims ...
Fri, October 02, 2009
Stanford U. looking to sell $1 billion in assets: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stanford University is looking to sell as much as $1 billion worth of investments including private equity investments, real estate and ...
Mon, September 28, 2009
Stanford moved to federal lockup in Houston
By Gina Keating
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday agreed to move accused swindler Allen Stanford to a federal lockup in downtown ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
Stanford in hospital after jail fight: report
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, who is in jail awaiting trial on charges related to an alleged $7 billion fraud, was taken to a Texas ...
Wed, September 23, 2009
Receiver wants to sell Allen Stanford's yacht
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The receiver in charge of Allen Stanford's assets has asked a federal judge for permission to sell the ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
Judge orders public defender to take Stanford case
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former billionaire Allen Stanford, accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, will be represented by a public defender ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
No crime shredding Stanford papers: defense lawyer
By Jim Loney
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Reuters) - The security chief accused of illegally shredding documents at Stanford Financial Group was simply "taking out the ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
Judge cuts Stanford receiver fee request
By Anna Driver
DALLAS (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas on Thursday did not grant the full $27 million in fees requested by the ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
Stanford security director indicted in Florida
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A security director for the shuttered Stanford Financial Group, and a deputy, were indicted for their alleged role in obstructing the probe ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
Vegas casino sues Stanford over big gambling debt
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A swanky casino on the Las Vegas strip is suing accused swindler Allen Stanford for repayment of a gambling ...
Tue, September 01, 2009
Allen Stanford back in U.S. jail with leg aneurysm
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Accused swindler Allen Stanford is back to a federal detention center after doctors diagnosed an aneurysm in his left leg that is ...
Mon, August 31, 2009
Allen Stanford to undergo heart tests: lawyer
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, the Texas financier accused of a $7 billion fraud, is still hospitalized and will undergo tests to determine if there ...
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