Allen Stanford

Order Instituting Administrative Proceedings in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Leroy King, described as "a dual citizen of both the United States and Antigua and Barbuda" who "served as the Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission, an agency of the Antiguan government, from approximately 2002 to 2009" and is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence after pleaded guilty to criminal charges regarding a fraud committed by former banker Allen Stanford

Sentencing Minutes regarding a 10-year prison term for involvement in a $7 billion investment fraud masterminded by Allen Stanford in USA v. Leroy King, a former CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission, of Antigua and Barbuda, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Application by Hugh Dickson and Mark McDonald, as Joint Liquidators of Stanford International Bank Limited, of Antigua and Barbuda, to take discovery from Richard Closs and John Ward, described as former and current, respectively, employees of Pershing LLC, both residing in New Jersey, for use in legal proceedings in Canada "against TD Bank for negligence, breach of contract, and knowing assistance" regarding a "Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Robert Allen Stanford and his affiliates", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Application by Hugh Dickson and Mark McDonald, as Joint Liquidators of Stanford International Bank Limited, of Antigua and Barbuda, to take discovery from Joel Landis, a former employee of JPMorgan Chase, residing in Houston, Texas, for use in legal proceedings in Canada "against TD Bank for negligence, breach of contract, and knowing assistance" regarding a "Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Robert Allen Stanford and his affiliates", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Application by Hugh Dickson and Mark McDonald, as Joint Liquidators of Stanford International Bank Limited, of Antigua and Barbuda, to take discovery from Michael Rafa, described as a former employee of Toronto-Dominion Bank, residing in Massachusetts, for use in legal proceedings in Canada "against TD Bank for negligence, breach of contract, and knowing assistance" regarding a "Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Robert Allen Stanford and his affiliates", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Order Approving Plaintiffs' Attorneys' Fees of $15.9 million under a 25% contingency fee arrangement in Ralph Janvey, as Receiver for the Stanford Receivership Estate; The Official Stanford Investors Committee, Sandra Dorrell, Samuel Troice, and Michoacan Trust v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Greenberg Traurig P.A. at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Corrupt ex-Antigua financial regulator Leroy King, 74, faces up to five years in prison in the US after admitting receiving over $500,000 in cash and tickets to two Super Bowls from $7 billion fraudster Allen Stanford in return for turning a blind eye to his activities and obstructing an investigation by the SEC

Plea Agreement in which the defendant admits receiving $500,000 in bribes and tickets to two Super Bowls to obstruct an SEC investigation into $7 billion investment fraudster Allen Stanford in USA v. Leroy King, a former CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission, of Antigua and Barbuda, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

After seven years of defending litigation, law firm Greenberg Traurig has agreed to pay $65 million to settle a complaint that it helped fraudster Allen Stanford's offshore bank swindle thousands of investors out of $7 billion.

Motion to Approve Settlement regarding allegations of involvement in a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme by convicted fraudster Allen Stanford and his now defunct, Antigua & Barbuda-domiciled Stanford International Bank in Ralph Janvey, as Receiver for the Stanford Receivership Estate; The Official Stanford Investors Committee, Sandra Dorrell, Samuel Troice, and Michoacan Trust v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Greenberg Traurig P.A. at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Forfeiture Complaint regarding tax fraud involving Mosquetero SP, of Scotland; Stanford International Bank, of Antigua and Barbuda, and Citi Private Trust, of Switzerland, in USA v. Pietro Vinci, an Italy-born former resident of Venezuela now residing in Maryland, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Second Amended Complaint in Ralph S. Janvey, as court-appointed receiver for the Stanford receivership estate; Sandra Dorrell, Samuel Troice, and Michoacan Trust, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated, v. Greenberg Traurig LLP, Greenberg Traurig PA, and Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

First Amended Complaint in Ralph S. Janvey, as court-appointed receiver for the Stanford receivership estate; Sandra Dorrell, Samuel Troice, and Michoacan Trust, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated, v. Greenberg Traurig LLP, Greenberg Traurig PA,  and Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Ralph S. Janvey, in his capacity as court-appointed Receiver for the Stanford Receivership Estate, and the Official Stanford Investors Committee v. Proskauer Rose, LLP, Chadbourne & Parke, LLP and Thomas V. Sjoblom at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Grant Thornton has become the latest professional service provider whose records are being sought by a company trying to collect more than US$19 million that is outstanding on a 2014 judgment against the Government of Antigua & Barbuda.

Complaint in Robert Allen Stanford v. Ralph Janvey, Karyl Van Tassel, and FTI Consulting, Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Order granting Greenberg Traurig's motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissal in Samuel Troice, Michoacan Trust, and Pam Reed v. Greenberg Traurig at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, regarding claims arising from Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme.

In objecting to a proposed $34 million settlement with law firm Hunton & Williams, of which 25% is slated to go to attorneys, victims of Allen Stanford's $7 billion Ponzi scheme have accused Receiver Ralph Janvey and his professional advisers of self-enrichment at their expense.

Letter from Emilia Branger objecting to a proposed settlement with Hunton & Williams in Ralph Janvey, as Court-appointed Receiver for the Stanford Receivership Estate; The Official Stanford Investors Committee, Pam Reed, Samuel Troice, Michoacan Trust v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Hunton & Williams, LLP, and Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Letter from Jaime Escalona, on behalf of COViSAL, objecting to a proposed settlement with Hunton & Williams in Ralph Janvey, as Court-appointed Receiver for the Stanford Receivership Estate; The Official Stanford Investors Committee, Pam Reed, Samuel Troice, Michoacan Trust v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Hunton & Williams, LLP, and Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Virginia-based law firm Hunton & Williams has agreed to pay $34 million to settle litigation brought on behalf of victims of offshore fraudster Allen Stanford's Antigua-domiciled Stanford International Bank.

Motion to Approve Settlement with Hunton & Williams in Ralph Janvey, as Court-appointed Receiver for the Stanford Receivership Estate; The Official Stanford Investors Committee, Pam Reed, Samuel Troice, Michoacan Trust v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Hunton & Williams, LLP, and Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Application by H.M.B. Holdings Limited to take discovery from HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citibank, OBM Miami Inc., Norton Consulting Inc., and Hensel Phelps Construction Co. for use in legal proceedings in Antigua & Barbuda and Canada, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by H.M.B. Holdings Limited to take discovery from Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC for use in foreign proceedings in an attempt to collect on a judgment against the Government of Antigua & Barbuda concerning the Half Moon Bay Resort, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by H.M.B. Holdings Limited for an order to conduct discovery of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of Nova Scotia, a.k.a. Scotiabank; Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Bank of Montreal, and Eastern National Bank for use in proceedings in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, and Canada, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Plaintiffs' Opposed Motion to Certify Class in Ralph S. Janvey, in his capacity as Court-appointed receiver for the Stanford Receivership Estate; the Official Stanford Investors Committee, Pam Reed, Samuel Troice, and Michoacan Trust, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated, v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Hunton & Williams, LLP, and Yolanda Suarez.

Second Amended Complaint in Ralph Janvey, as Receiver for Stanford International Bank, Ltd., Stanford Group Company, Stanford Capital Management, LLC, R. Allen Stanford, James M. Davis, Laura Pendergest-Holt, Stanford Financial Group, the Stanford Financial Group Bldg., Inc., v. Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Amended Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. R. Allen Stanford, James M. Davis, Laura Pendergest-Holt, Stanford International Bank, Ltd., Stanford Group Company, and Stanford Capital Management, LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Caribbean regulator the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and several Caribbean banks have been accused of 'fraudulently misappropriating' a bank owned by convicted fraudster Allen Stanford to keep its assets out of the hands of his victims.

Victims of Allen Stanford's multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme are suing the Government of Antigua and Barbuda for its alleged participation in the fraud.

Complaint in Ralph S. Janvey, as Receiver for Stanford International Bank, Ltd., Allen Stanford, James Davis, Laura Pendergest-Holt, Stanford International Bank, Ltd., Stanford Group Company, and Stanford Capital Management, LLC, v. Pablo Mauricio Alvarado, Henry Amadio, Daniel "Danny" Bogar, Kennard "Kenny" Byron, Jay Comeaux, Anthony D'Aniello, Gordon Edwards, Jason Green, Luis Garcia, Laura "Suzanne" Hamm, Rebecca Hamric, Mark Kuhrt, Gilberto "Gil" Lopez, Patricia Maldonado, David Nanes, Laura Pendergest-Holt, Osvaldo Pi, Nelson Ramirez, Robert "Glen" Rigby, Jack Staley, Linda Wingfield, Robert Winter, and Bernard "Bernie" Young at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Complaint in The Official Stanford Investors Committee v. Bank of Antigua, a.k.a. Eastern Caribbean Amalgamated Bank; Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Antigua Commercial Bank, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Ltd., Eastern Caribbean Financial Holdings Company Ltd., National Commercial Bank (SVG) Ltd., National Bank of Dominica Ltd., and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Complaint in The Official Stanford Investors Committee v. Antigua and Barbuda at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Ralph Janvey, as Receiver for the Stanford Receivership Estate; The Official Stanford Investors Committee, Sandra Dorrell, Samuel Troice, and Michoacan Trust v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Hunton & Williams, LLP, and Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Order In re. Stanford International Bank, Ltd. at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Complaint in The Official Stanford Investors Committee v. BDO USA, LLP, BDO International Ltd., BDO Global Coordination BV, and Brussels Worldwide Services BVBA at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Democratic and Republican political organizations in the United States are appealing a judgment that they return $1.6 million in contributions from offshore fraudster Allen Stanford and related parties.

Update on status of returned and unreturned political contributions made by Allen Stanford and related parties to politicians and political groups in the USA, prepared by Ralph Janvey, Receiver for Stanford Financial Group and related parties.

Account holders in several major offshore financial centers, including the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, had substantial deposits at alleged fraudster Allen Stanford's Antigua licensed Stanford International Bank Ltd., a document obtained by OffshoreAlert shows.

Order and Final Judgment in a complaint filed by Ralph Janvey, as Receiver for Stanford International Bank and related parties, against Democratic Senatorial Campaign, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican National Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and National Republican Congressional Committee at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Superseding Indictment filed by the USA against Robert Allen Stanford at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

A breakdown by jurisdiction and amounts of accounts held at Stanford International Bank.

Complaint filed by Ralph Janvey, as Receiver for Stanford International Bank Ltd. et al, against Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Following an application by creditor Alexander M. Fundora, who claims to have been swindled out of US$2.5 million by former offshore banker Allen Stanford, a Caribbean judge has removed Nigel Hamilton Smith and Peter Wastell as joint liquidators of Stanford

Two civil complaints against global risk consulting firm Kroll by victims of fraudulent investment schemes were dismissed recently.First, an action by Horacio Mendez and Annalisa Mendez, who invested $424,000 with Allen Stanford's group of companies, was dismissed at the U.

Democratic and Republican politicians alike in the USA fail to return Allen Stanford donations, including Charles Rangel, Max Baucus, John McCain and … gulp … Barack Obama!; victims of one of Canada's biggest hedge fund frauds prepare to sue Grant Thornton Bahamas; man charged with murder of British financial services provider Hywel Jones - police continue to investigate the person who ordered the hit; and a penny stock firm that vanishes into thin air exposes two ridiculous audits conducted by Bahamas firm HLB Galanis Bain

Complaint filed by Ralph Janvey, as Receiver for Stanford International Bank and related parties, against Democratic Senatorial Campaign, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican National Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and National Republican Congressional Committee at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

The Hedge Hog and Conserve Fund has become the latest example of the extraordinary reluctance of the Bermuda Monetary Authority to take any meaningful action against locally domiciled financial services firms that are suspected of illegal activity, no matter how

A subsidiary of Bermuda based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. has denied a policy claim from a Texas law firm that is being sued by victims of an alleged $8 billion offshore bank fraud masterminded by Allen Stanford.Details are contained in

Three civil complaints have been filed recently against New York based risk consulting firm Kroll Inc. by clients of its office in Miami, Florida who claim they lost a total of $9.4 million by investing in Ponzi schemes that Kroll's