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Manhunt: Accused Financier Scammer Stanford Missing
abc ^ | 2/18/09 | Brian Ross

Posted on 02/18/2009 1:40:24 PM PST by pissant

Texas financier R. Allen Stanford is accused of cheating 50,000 customers out of $8 billion dollars but despite raids Tuesday of his financial empire in Houston, Memphis, and Tupelo, Miss., federal authorities say they do not know the current whereabouts of the CEO.

The Securities Exchange Commission alleges Stanford ran a fraud promising investors impossible returns, much like Bernard Madoff's $50 billion alleged Ponzi scheme.

Investigators Tuesday shut down and froze the assets of three of the companies Stanford controls and they say the case could grow to be as big as the Madoff scandal. Like Madoff's clients, Stanford's investors are in shock

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: allenstafford; allenstanford; anothercorruptdem; larrysinclairslover; minimadoff; obama; robertstanford; stanford
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Another scumbag Obama supporter.
1 posted on 02/18/2009 1:40:24 PM PST by pissant
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He even tried to give more than what is legal to the Obamunist. No wonder he is missing. His buddies in the WH tipped him off.

http://www.newsmeat.com/billionaire_political_donations/R_Allen_Stanford.php


2 posted on 02/18/2009 1:41:15 PM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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Need to castrate that bastard like a Texas steer......


3 posted on 02/18/2009 1:41:34 PM PST by Gaffer
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Friend of Obama and half-wit liberal hillbilly dumba*s Dem Senator Bill Nelson.


4 posted on 02/18/2009 1:42:28 PM PST by Frantzie (Boycott GE - they own NBC, MSNBC, CNBC & Universal. Boycott Disney - they own ABC)
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To: pissant
Taking a wild guess as to his current whereabouts:


5 posted on 02/18/2009 1:42:35 PM PST by JennysCool (Internet Powerhouse)
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To: pissant

...maybe he’s applying for the Commerce Secretary position.


6 posted on 02/18/2009 1:43:58 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: pissant

Antigua beckons ...


7 posted on 02/18/2009 1:44:16 PM PST by BluH2o
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To: pissant
"Bernard Madoff's $50 billion alleged Ponzi scheme." ....there fixed
8 posted on 02/18/2009 1:44:33 PM PST by PEACE ENFORCER (One Needs to Have the Capability of Using Deadly Force at Any Moment.....:))
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You need a Corona in that picture. He in Mehico.


9 posted on 02/18/2009 1:44:35 PM PST by b4its2late (Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
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Bet he’s on a well-stocked yacht in international waters...


10 posted on 02/18/2009 1:44:42 PM PST by Little Ray (Do we have a Plan B?)
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Will Secy Holder please pickup the white courtesy phone.
A rich Rat is hold up in the Caribean and wants an early start on his pardon.


11 posted on 02/18/2009 1:45:30 PM PST by Oldexpat (Drill Here, Drill There..we must drill everywhere.)
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Hmmm ... they said on last nights [Houston] news that he’s been living in St. Croix.


12 posted on 02/18/2009 1:46:08 PM PST by girlscout
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Anyone looked in Belize?


13 posted on 02/18/2009 1:46:10 PM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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promising investors impossible returns

What is it they say about a promise that seems too good to be true?

14 posted on 02/18/2009 1:48:57 PM PST by the_devils_advocate_666
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Anyone know is LPGA golfer Angela Stanford is his daughter? She is from texas and she won last week. He was a big PGA sponsor. I hope not for her sake.


15 posted on 02/18/2009 1:49:47 PM PST by Frantzie (Boycott GE - they own NBC, MSNBC, CNBC & Universal. Boycott Disney - they own ABC)
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You need a Corona in that picture. He in Mehico.

I bet he's "visiting" Marc Rich. Marc's a good friend of Eric Holder.

16 posted on 02/18/2009 1:50:33 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Don't blame me...I voted for Palin!)
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I looked up his contributions in “campaignmoney.com” and its data for election cycles 2000 through 2008 showed Stanford giving $712,500 to the dems and their organizations and $188,100 to the repubs and their organizations, a nice 79% to 21% split for the dems.
I'll bet AG Holder will take him into custody as quickly as they did Marc Rich.
17 posted on 02/18/2009 2:01:43 PM PST by BilLies
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maybe stanford is hiding in madoff’s penthouse suite??..last place anyone would think to look for him..


18 posted on 02/18/2009 2:03:39 PM PST by BerniesFriend
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“Need to castrate that bastard like a Texas steer......”

Hey, I resemble that remark...

Colonel, USAFR
UT Austin, Class of ‘78


19 posted on 02/18/2009 2:05:01 PM PST by jagusafr ("Bugs, Mr. Rico! Zillions of 'em!" - Robert Heinlein)
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To: Frantzie

No mention of her being his daughter on the web based on a google search. She grew up in Dallas and I think he is from Houston.


20 posted on 02/18/2009 2:05:43 PM PST by SeaHawkFan
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