Found! Accused Scammer Stanford Turns in Passport in Washington

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6914758&page=1 ^

[Doogle]

...he gave up, he couldn’t find clinton to help him out

[norraad]

Just the fact that he was once a banker in Montserrat is all you ever needed to know.

[Gaffer]

Stanford later turned in his passport to federal prosecutors, saying "he would not flee," according to one of Stanford's lobbyists, Ben Barnes.

TRANSLATION: " Why the hell should I run? I've funneled millions to Zero!" "I've hidden every liquid asset I could - a slap on the hand, a quiet pardon, and I'm up outta here!"

[kcvl]

In the meantime, the SEC has begun to seize an array of private property owned by Stanford and his firm.

Stanford’s fleet of six private jets were recalled to the corporate hangar at Sugarland Airport outside Houston, including the Bombardier 500 luxury jet that was used exclusively by Stanford and considered the “Flagship of the Stanford Empire,” according to aviation websites.

Stanford’s 120 foot yacht, the Sea Eagle Bikini, docked at a marina in St. Croix is also likely to be seized, and SEC attorneys contacted marina owners in St. Croix to determine the precise location of the yacht.

Stanford also owns a huge mansion in St. Croix, located in the main city of Christiansted.

Stanford has hired Brendan Sullivan of the Washington firm Williams Connolly (the capital’s top criminal defense lawyers).

[AuntB]

Looks like Sanford decided he was better off dealing with our authorities than the Mexican Drug Cartels he was working with.

[cricket]

Clearly the only people who can continue to make money on these people are the - lawyers!. What a fortunate profession. . .it IS recession-proof.

[dfwgator]

the SEC has begun to seize an array of private property owned by Stanford and his firm.

Here's a picture of the premises.

[cricket]

Good point!

[dfwgator]

Oh well, close enough.

[GeronL]

caught the creep

[Gaffer]

Yeah! they got some stuff, but it’s not exactly what I’ll call liquid.....betcha dollar to a donut, there’s a billion or two worth missing somewheres.....

[TCats]

But he is a big Donor to Obama so maybe a Marc Rich solution is possible.

BTW, he gives up his Passport. Big deal, he could easily have alternate identity papers that are perfect plus the ability to go wherever he wants, passport or not. Giving up his Passport is just so much symbolism.

[woofie]

maybe its all an accounting error

[RoseofTexas]

We MUST demand to get those BILLIONS back!! WATERBOARD the bastard until he coughs up those billions!! Apparently the meidaWHORES are giving their buddy the glove treatment, BUT God forbid if this was Enron!!

[GeronL]

he accidently lost it all on TurboTax?

[RoseofTexas]

ooops! FORGET Enron, THINK Cheney!! OH MY GOD! Can you imagine the circus atmosphere the mediaWHORES would create!

[DeaconRed]

He can move in with Bernie. . . . . They both Made Off wiff other peoples dough

[OBXWanderer]

according to one of Stanford's lobbyists, Ben Barnes.

This Ben Barnes?

[Guns]

....arrested on route to D.C. to become a cabinet member.