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Displaying all articles tagged:
Robert Allen Stanford
profiling
Dec. 22, 2009
What’s Really Driving the Crackdown on Financial Criminals?
“You’re under arrest for fraud, and possession of a Bedazzler.”
By
Jessica Pressler
ballsy crimes
Oct. 15, 2009
Sickly Schemer’s Trial Delayed Two Months
Allen Stanford spits up blood in a Texas courtroom.
By
Adam K. Raymond
ballsy crimes
Aug. 27, 2009
Robert Allen Stanford Hospitalized
God, will you stop trying to be Bernie Madoff already?
By
Chris Rovzar
ballsy crime
June 19, 2009
Robert Allen Stanford Indicted
The flamboyant Texas financier, accused of running a Ponzi scheme, has surrendered to authorities.
By
Jessica Pressler
ballsy crime
May 1, 2009
Robert Allen Stanford Bravely Surrenders to Uninterested Feds
The accused Ponzi schemer bravely reported to jail, despite the fact that there was no warrant for his arrest
By
Jessica Pressler
funny money men
Apr. 7, 2009
‘I’ve Always Lived Very Frugally,’ Says Robert Allen Stanford
“I’ve always been more in touch with the maître d’ and the valet than the CEO.”
By
Jessica Pressler
white men with money
Apr. 6, 2009
R. Allen Stanford Cries About Flying Commercial, Threatens to Punch Charlie Gibson
“They make you take your shoes off and everything — it’s terrible,” the suspected Ponzi schemer complains.
By
Jessica Pressler
world’s smallest violins
Apr. 1, 2009
R. Allen Stanford Joins Broke-Billionaires Club
The Texan accused of “massive” fraud says he can’t even afford a lawyer.
By
Jessica Pressler
ballsy crimes
Feb. 20, 2009
Robert Allen Stanford’s Mystery Island
Can it move through time?
By
Jessica Pressler
ballsy crime
Feb. 20, 2009
FBI’s Interaction With R. Allen Stanford Actually Kind of Pleasant, Bland
The “man hunt” for the Texas financier ended with a handshake, not handcuffs.
By
Jessica Pressler
ballsy crime
Feb. 19, 2009
Report: R. Allen Stanford Found
The suspected fraudster was reportedly tracked down in Virginia by the FBI.
By
Jessica Pressler
ballsy crime
Feb. 18, 2009
Signs That Robert Allen Stanford Is Probably Guilty of an $8 Billion Fraud
Despite the mustache, we were going to give him the benefit of the doubt. Until today.
By
Jessica Pressler