Sunday, September 6, 2009

The $8-billion Caribbean confidence game of Allen Stanford


Book review of the former Texas billionaire and accused Ponzi schemer and scammer, Allen Stanford:


ST CROIX, USVI -- Texas billionaire and accused Ponzi scammer, Allen Stanford, is the focus of a new book written by a former Stanford executive. Sir Allen & Me: An Insider’s Look at R Allen Stanford and the Island of Antigua peers into the private and business life of the flamboyant financier, whom the federal government claims operated a “massive” $8-billion confidence game from his bank in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda.


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Sir Allen & Me: An Insider's Look at R. Allen Stanford and the Island of Antigua