Criminal case
United States v. Robert Allen Stanford
- Authority
- US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Case number
- Not published
- Filed or opened
- 2009
- Organization
- Stanford International Bank Ltd
- Current stage
- Conviction and 110 year sentence affirmed in October 2015, certiorari denied in November 2016S2S3. Final.
- Outcome
- Conviction and sentence final.
Decisions and steps
Claims this case bears on
- Supported94The Department of Justice said Allen Stanford was convicted on 13 of 14 counts and sentenced to 110 years in prison for a $7 billion investment fraud centred on the bank.Government press release, 14 June 20122 records citedFraud
- Contradicted91Allen Stanford said in a 2016 BBC interview that he did not misspend any investor money.Press report, 11 January 20162 records citedFraud
Sources
- S2Tier A Allen Stanford Sentenced to 110 Years in Prison for Orchestrating $7 Billion Investment Fraud SchemeUS Department of Justice. Government press release. 14 June 2012.Supports the jury conviction on 13 of 14 counts, the 110 year sentence and the $7 billion misappropriation. It does not cover the appeal.
- S3Tier C Supreme Court declines to review Stanford's Ponzi scheme convictionJURIST. Press report. November 2016.Supports the denial of certiorari and the Fifth Circuit affirmance of the criminal conviction. It gives no exact ruling dates.