Stanford victims’ claims News

Court Finds Law Firms Not Liable in Financier Stanford’s Ponzi Scheme

Two big New York law firms that represented the now-imprisoned financier Allen Stanford persuaded a federal appeals court on Thursday to throw out a lawsuit claiming that they helped conceal his $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme. Reversing a lower court ruling, …

Stanford Scheme Victims Not Eligible for Securities Coverage: Court

A U.S. appeals court dealt a blow to the victims of Allen Stanford’s Ponzi scheme on Friday, ruling that they are not 0eligible under federal law to file claims seeking compensation for their losses. The decision by the U.S. Court …