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A material part is supported, but the published wording goes beyond the record.

FTI Consulting said the court receiver recovered about US$2.7 billion on behalf of more than 18,000 defrauded investors of Stanford International Bank.

recovered to date on behalf of more than 18,000 defrauded investors
About
Stanford International Bank Ltd
Claim made by
FTI Consulting, official report
Published
2025
Original
Recovering $2.7 Billion for 18,000 Victims of the Stanford Ponzi Scheme
Evidence score
70 How it was scored
Last reviewed
25 October 2026

Why this label

FTI states $2.7 billion was recovered for more than 18,000 defrauded investorsS6. The receiver's counsel reported total recoveries of more than US$2.5 billion by 1 July 2024, which corroborates the recovery figureS7. The amount recovered is supported. The wording may read as money returned to investors. The records show distribution lags far behind. FTI says the first $100 million settlement was distributed in 2024S6, and the receiver's counsel described a planned billion-plus distribution still to be approvedS7. The recovery total is supported, but any suggestion investors were repaid goes beyond the record.

Current procedural position

Receivership open in the N.D. Texas SEC case. About US$2.7 billion recovered by 2025S6, with a first US$100 million distributed to victims in 2024S6S7.

Record supporting the assessment

Bringing Total Receivership Recoveries to More Than $2.5 Billion
S7 Tier B Baker Botts LLP (counsel to the receiver), Baker Botts Client Stanford Receiver Collects $1.3 Billion From Bank Litigation Settlements, Bringing Total Receivership Recoveries to More Than $2.5 Billion, 1 July 2024
recovered to date on behalf of more than 18,000 defrauded investors
S6 Tier D FTI Consulting, Recovering $2.7 Billion for 18,000 Victims of the Stanford Ponzi Scheme, 2025

Conflicting or limiting record

the first $100 million settlement was distributed to victims
S6 Tier D FTI Consulting, Recovering $2.7 Billion for 18,000 Victims of the Stanford Ponzi Scheme, 2025

Evidence score: 70 of 100

The score grades how well the record establishes this assessment. It is not a score of Stanford International Bank Ltd. Score = source authority + directness + corroboration + procedural accuracy + currency + reproducibility.

ComponentPointsMaxReason
Source authorityIs the source competent to establish the proposition?1930The receiver's counsel statement is reliable on recoveries, with FTI as the forensic firm.
DirectnessDoes the source state the proposition or only discuss adjacent facts?1620Both sources state the recovery total directly.
CorroborationDo independent records support the same material point?1215Two linked sources give close recovery figures.
Procedural accuracyDoes the record settle the procedural state the claim describes?815Recovery is a running total in an open receivership, not a final figure.
CurrencyHas the record been checked against later developments?710Figures run to 2024 and 2025, with later distributions still pending.
ReproducibilityCan a reader locate the passage and repeat the assessment?810Both pages are public.
Total70100

Timeline

  1. Settlements with three banks bring cumulative recoveries to about US$1.6 billionS7
  2. First US$100 million distributed to victimsS6
  3. Receiver counsel reports total recoveries over US$2.5 billionS7

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Revision history

  • Assessment first published with label Partly supported.

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Sources

  1. S7Tier B Baker Botts Client Stanford Receiver Collects $1.3 Billion From Bank Litigation Settlements, Bringing Total Receivership Recoveries to More Than $2.5 BillionBaker Botts LLP (counsel to the receiver). Company statement. 1 July 2024.Receiver counsel statement on total recoveries over $2.5 billion and a planned distribution. It does not give a completed distribution total.
  2. S6Tier D Recovering $2.7 Billion for 18,000 Victims of the Stanford Ponzi SchemeFTI Consulting. Commissioned report. 2025.Forensic firm account of recoveries of $2.7 billion and a first $100 million distribution. It is a self-published case study, not a court order.
  3. S4Tier A Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert Allen Stanford, No. 25-10387 (per curiam)US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Court judgment. 1 April 2026.Supports the affirmance of the civil judgment against Stanford and the use of collateral estoppel from the criminal case. Unpublished.
  4. S5Tier A Docket for 25-7624, Stanford v. Securities and Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States. Court filing. 5 October 2026.Supports the denial of certiorari in the civil case on 5 October 2026 and the chain of appeal dates. It does not state the question presented.
  5. S9Tier A SEC v. Robert Allen Stanford, et al., Litigation Release No. 26255US Securities and Exchange Commission. Regulator press release. 24 February 2025.Supports the final judgment entered against Stanford on 29 January 2025 in No. 3:09-cv-298-N and the disgorgement and penalty amounts. It does not cover the appeal.

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