Chances are, you probably remember a massive fraud from the late 2000s that created a media circus. Just maybe not this one. In this episode, Caleb and Greg delve into a saga of Allen Stanford, the mastermind of a convoluted, multi-decade, multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

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Sources:

• James Stanford [Obituary]
• Stanford's Failed Health Club [BusinessWeek via WayBack Machine]
• The Dark Knight [Texas Monthly]
• Not Quite Cricket [The New Yorker]
• Stanford Financial Group [Wikipedia]
• Viewing Financial Crimes as Economic Homicide [NYT]
• Cook Islands, a Paradise of Untouchable Assets [NYT]
• United States v. Robert Allen Stanford et al. [SEC]
• Warning signs showed Stanford empire was built on 'threats and innuendos' [The Guardian]
• Handcuffed Stanford pleads not guilty [ESPNcricinfo]
• Seven charges against Allen Stanford are dropped [BBC]
• Allen Stanford ruled unfit to stand trial for fraud [BBC]
• Judge weighs whether Allen Stanford fit for trial [Reuters]
• Defiant US fraudster Allen Stanford vows to clear name [BBC]
• The Rise and Fall of Allen Stanford [Ministry Watch]
• TD Bank reaches $1.2 billion settlement in Ponzi scheme lawsuit [CNN]
• After 15 years of motions and delays, trial for Stanford Trust fraud could happen next year [The Advocate]