Stanford and Other Execs Indicted

Robert Standard, chair of Stanford Financial Group, along with three executives from the company and one "former chief officer of the Antiguan bank regulatory agency" were indicted.  A DOJ Press Release states:

According to the indictment, Stanford and his co-defendants engaged in a scheme to defraud investors who purchased approximately $7 billion in certificates of deposit administered by Stanford International Bank Ltd. (SIBL), an offshore bank controlled by Stanford and located on the island of Antigua.  Stanford and his co-defendants allegedly misused and misappropriated most of those investor assets, including diverting more than $1.6 billion into undisclosed personal loans to Stanford himself, while misrepresenting to investors SIBL’s financial condition, its investment strategy and the extent of its regulatory oversight by Antiguan authorities.

The Indictment does not include allegations related to section 1346, the honest services clause (is the government shy to use this statute in light of the pending case before the Supreme Court).  The indictment does, however, include fraud charges and conspiracy to commit money laundering against some of those accused.   There will be many interesting questions on the conduct of the government that may arise from this prosecution. (see Attorney Dick DeGuerin'sStatement here as posted on the WSJ site - left hand side of page under Stanford Press Statement here)

Perraud Indictment here

Stanford Indictment here

Davis Information here

See also Evan Perez, WSJ, U.S. Files Criminal Charges in Stanford Case ;Matthew Goldstein, Stanford 'Is Not Madoff'; Mary Flood, Tom Fowler, & Jennifer Dlouhy, Stanford and 4 others indicted -Feds say holders of $7 billion in CDs bilked; Stanford attorney proclaims innocence;Clifford Krauss, NYTimes, Texas Financier and Antiguan Official Charged With Fraud

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