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Allen Stanford

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    American Samoa Nightmare: Couple Says Miami Company Stranded Them On Tiny Island

    When Alan Lara touched down in American Samoa, he was looking for a fresh start. Bluesky Communications, a subsidiary of Miami-based eLandia, had agreed to pay the Mexican engineer and his fiancée to move to the tiny U.S. territory from their home in Guatemala. But months later Lara was abruptly fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Allen Stanford Jury Deadlocked On Charges Against Alleged Miami Ponzi King

    ​In South Florida, aka Ponzistan, it takes some serious effort to stand out among the Nevin Shapiros and Scott Rothsteins as the most deranged fraudster in town. Allen Stanford worked hard to earn that title, allegedly building an $7 billion scam from Miami and Houston while using the cash to buy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Nevin Shapiro and His Attorney Threatened New Times With World's Silliest Lawsuit

    via Yahoo SportsNevin ShapiroNevin Shapiro and his Coral Gables attorney, Maria Elena Perez, have the national media eating out of their hands these days. Shapiro is trying to bring down UM's football program, and Perez -- who's not in jail -- has helped him by making TV appearances. But the pair wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Now's Your Chance To Own A Very Tacky Piece Of Allen Stanford's Ponzi Empire

    Wave goodbye to that $3 million desk, Allen.​You've got to give Allen Stanford credit for thinking big -- instead of sinking his $8 billion Ponzi scheme profits into the usual uber-rich guy stuff, he bought himself the entire Caribbean nation of Antigua, sponsored giant cricket tourneys (despite b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Marguerite Martial Jean Busted for $3.4 Million Ponzi Scheme that Targeted Haitian-American Church Goers

    ​Given the high profile cases of Bernie Madoff, Scott Rothstein and Allen Stanford, the image of a Ponzi schemer is usually that of some rich white guy with a cigar hanging out of his mouth praying on already well-off investors, but not all schemers fit that bill. Marguerite Martial Jean, a 38-yea ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2011

    Lil Wayne and other famous Miamians owe the IRS millions in back taxes

    ​Given the high profile cases of Bernie Madoff, Scott Rothstein and Allen Stanford, the image of a Ponzi schemer is usually that of some rich white guy with a cigar hanging out of his mouth praying on already well-off investors, but not all schemers fit that bill. Marguerite Martial Jean, a 38-yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Lien Times: Meet Some Local Tax Cheats

    Weezy F. Baby needs E.F. Hutton​As the tax season draws to a close this week, some of our more recognizable citizens are probably wondering if Uncle Sam will catch them cheating on their taxes again. Take Lil Wayne, who was just popped by the Internal Revenue Service for not paying his fair share ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Florida Carpenters Union Wages War on TD Bank

    The Florida Carpenters strike again, this time against a TD Bank on Biscayne Blvd. in North Miami​From Ohio to Wisconsin, organized labor is under attack. In that mitten-shaped slab of cheese up north, governor Scott Walker used a budget bill to kill collective bargaining. In Ohio, the working man ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Allen Stanford's Ponzi Trial On Hold While Court Decides If He's Too Crazy To Continue

    Stanford at one of his cricket tournaments.​Not to say, 'we told you so,' but when a guy's behavior leads us to write about his similarities to maniac SNL character Bill Brasky, there's a good chance he's got some mental issues. Before he ever got arrested for running an $8 billion Ponzi out of a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    University of Miami Sued for $6.4 Million in Ponzi Scheme Funds

    ​The University of Miami sure has a problem with getting caught up with Ponzi schemers. First, high profile athletic booster Nevin Shapiro was busted for a scheme, and now the university is being sued for its involvement in the alleged Ponzi scheme run by Allen Stanford. The suit claims that UM ke ... More >>

  • News

    December 16, 2010

    Nevin Shapiro: Miami's Caligula

    ​The University of Miami sure has a problem with getting caught up with Ponzi schemers. First, high profile athletic booster Nevin Shapiro was busted for a scheme, and now the university is being sued for its involvement in the alleged Ponzi scheme run by Allen Stanford. The suit claims that UM ke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford Got Seriously Messed Up In Jailhouse Fight

    via the Daily Mail​Allen Stanford, the would-be cricket baron who engineered an $8 billion Ponzi scheme from his Miami headquarters, bought Coral Gables castles for his mistresses, and all-but ruled Antigua as a personal fiefdom, has not had an easy go of it in prison since the fraud disintegrated ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Convicted NBA Fraudster Rumeal Robinson Joins South Florida's Blown Fortune Hall of Fame

    That blindfolded chick holding the scales just made it rain justice on Rumeal Robinson. The former University of Michigan basketball hero and NBA journeyman-- whose addiction to strip clubs was first exposed by this blog-- has been convicted in Iowa federal court of fraud. The Aventura resident was ... More >>

  • News

    December 31, 2009

    Miami 2009: Seven signs the End Times are nigh

    That blindfolded chick holding the scales just made it rain justice on Rumeal Robinson. The former University of Michigan basketball hero and NBA journeyman-- whose addiction to strip clubs was first exposed by this blog-- has been convicted in Iowa federal court of fraud. The Aventura resident was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Why Didn't The Herald Write More About Bill Nelson's Stanford Ponzi Problem?

    First, let's give the feds some credit.via Texas Monthly​​If the Miami Herald's Sunday story updating the Allen Stanford Ponzi-o-rama is accurate, it took the daily only about ten months to finally begin probing the dozens of federal officials who took millions in cash from the (allege ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Moron of the Week: Self-Destructive Ponzi Baller Sean Healy

    Photo via MySpace.com Never mind the fact hat he dresses like a club promoter. If your investment manager has a MySpace page, get a new investment manager.​Forget Flagler, Tuttle, and Brickell. We need to start naming streets and bridges after a historical figure whose legacy is honored eve ... More >>

  • News

    October 29, 2009

    President Obama fails to go after those responsible for the financial meltdown

    Photo via MySpace.com Never mind the fact hat he dresses like a club promoter. If your investment manager has a MySpace page, get a new investment manager.​Forget Flagler, Tuttle, and Brickell. We need to start naming streets and bridges after a historical figure whose legacy is honored eve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Former Miami DEA Chief Charged with Shredding Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford's Docs

    A quick lesson for all the school kids feverishly getting a Riptide fix before class this morning: If you're working for a blatant Ponzi scheme (and don't worry, someday you will) and the SEC phones and tells you not to lose any documents, don't tell your employees to fire up the shredder. It's just ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford Checks into Hospital as His Right-Hand Man Pleads Guilty

    It's been an all-around terrible week for Sir R. Allen Stanford, the mastermind of an $8 billion Ponzi scheme run out of a lush downtown Miami office. (Here's our feature about the Miami players in his criminal empire, if you haven't read it.)via Liz Lomax 3D Illustrations for Texas Monthly​F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford Raked It in Thanks to Lax Florida Regulations

    Way back in April, New Times reported on how Sir Allen Stanford built a $7 billion Ponzi scheme in the Caribbean thanks to blind regulators and political influence. via Liz Lomax 3D Illustrations for the Texas MonthlyYesterday, the Miami Herald fleshed out the local incompetance and greed that help ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford Shows up for Hearing in Shackles, Pleads Not Guilty

    New Times' favorite accused Ponzi schemer, the island-ownin', mistress-swappin', cricket-lovin' Sir R. Allen Stanford, had his first day in court today.via Liz Lomax 3D Illustrations for Texas MonthlyStanford was finally charged last week with 21 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford Finally Indicted, Arrested

    Back in April, New Times wrote the first in-depth story about the numerous warning signs over the years that once-billionaire Allen Stanford was running a gigantic $8 billion Ponzi scheme out of Miami, Houston and Antigua.via Wikimedia CommonsStanford in his cricket days.Today, Stanford is finally i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Thank You, 'Texas Monthly,' For The Best Allen Stanford Illustration Ever

    via Liz Lomax 3D Illustration, for Texas MonthlyTexas Monthly has a new feature story out about disgraced accused Ponzi schemer and frequent reporter threatener 'Sir' Allen Stanford. It's good, although ... cough, cough ... your very own New Times had a pretty good read on the same guy last month, i ... More >>

  • News

    April 16, 2009

    Letters from the Issue of April 16, 2009

    "It's time for the citizens of this country to make the decision to stop paying taxes."

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Commemorate Your Ponzi Scheme Losses with a Nice Decorative Tile

    Have you been swindled out of your life savings in a massive Ponzi scheme? Are you looking for the perfect way to remember all those heady days of 15 percent returns before the market collapsed? Do you just love R. Allen Stanford's manly Texas mustache? via eBay listing We suggest you buy en ... More >>

  • News

    April 9, 2009

    The Fall of a Titan

    A downtown Miami firm allegedly helped build an $8 billion Ponzi scheme. It could have been stopped.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Allen Stanford Will Punch You in the Mouth If You Ask About His Ponzi Scheme

    In a state still reeling from Bernie Madoff and staggering toward 10 percent unemployment, it's tough to think of many adjectives less likely to endear you to the commoners than accused billionaire Ponzi schemer.via mediaimran's flickrStanford, at left, sponsored $20 million cricket matches in the g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    News Roundup

    LocalVice President Biden tried to butter up reps from the biggest union in all the land, AFL-CIO, so they'd support the stimulus bill during a meeting in Miami Beach yesterday. [AP]He also announced $8.4 billion from the stimulus package will benefit transportation, and called the Miami Intermodal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Katherine Harris Enjoyed a Nice Caribbean Vay-cay with 'Mini-Madoff' Allen Stanford

    There are quite a few South Florida connections to the ongoing "mini-Madoff" scandal surrounding Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford, who faces civil charges from the SEC that he orchestrated a "massive, ongoing fraud" to the tune of $8 billion through his Stanford International Bank. Courtesy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    News Roundup

    Well, gosh darn it, ya'll. Your Miami Hurricanes basketballing team lost pretty badly to FSU: 80-67. There goes hopes of finishing out ACC regular-season play with more wins than losses. [Democrat]One of the top producers at Stanford Group's Miami office says he raised red flags about something fish ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    News Roundup

    Myriam Marquez takes a closer look at why Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart changed his position on SCHIP. The bill this time included health coverage for legal immigrant children and didn't rely too heavily on tobacco taxes. [Herald]Ex-2 Live Crew frontman and local treasure Uncle Luke was arrested last nig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Nelson Campaign Cash Caught up in Stanford Saga Too

    Robert Allen Stanford is the latest money manager accused of defrauding his investors out of billions. He is also the latest major Bill Nelson donor caught up in controversy. Yesterday, we told you about the tens of thousands of dollars Sen. Bill Nelson accepted from embattled lobbying firm PMA. ... More >>

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