Sir Allen’s first multi-million-dollar investment in cricket was a Caribbean tournament called the Stanford 20/20. ibid. caption
He had a lot of money to throw around. And that was raising red flags. Where was this money coming from? ibid. Vanessa Walther, FBI special agent
The money laundering allegations continued to swirl around Stanford for a long time. But at the same time he starts selling Certificates of Deposit. ibid. Laurel Calkins, business journalist
Stanford appealed to customers by offering a CD that promised to pay 2% more in interest than rival banks. ibid.
After four years on Montserrat, Allen relocated his bank to the larger Caribbean island of Antigua. ibid.
Stanford International Bank: 2008 $7.6 billion in deposits. ibid.
There was always the sense that this felt weird. The Man Who Bought Cricket II: ‘You’ve Sold Your Soul, Lads’, Stuart Broad
As the England cricket team prepare for Stanford’s tournament, both the FBI & SEC are investigating his businesses. ibid.
He got a bit friendly with the players’ wives and girlfriends. ‘Turning into an ego-fuelled farce’ says the Mail. ibid. Sky News
Stanford like most con artists realised you needed to dress up the fraud. You needed to really make it big and sound established. ibid. Gregg Costa, prosecutor US vs Robert Allen Stanford
The realisation really dawned on them that this was ugly. Because you’ve sold your soul, lads. ibid. Jonathan Agnew
But as the game approaches, a criminal investigation into his financial empire is coming to a head. The Man Who Bought Cricket III: Is It Fun Being a Billionaire? caption
As the world faced financial meltdown, Allen Stanford was about the spend $20 million on one game of cricket. ibid.
Shortly after Madoff was arrested, the SEC issued court orders requesting interviews with Standford executives. ibid.
Everyone knew but me that there was trouble on the horizon. ibid. chief investment officer Laura
Following Jim Davis’ testimony, the FBI had enough evidence to file criminal charges. Allen Stanford was finally arrested on 18 June 2009. ibid. caption
For billionaire Allen Stanford has been sentenced to – listen to this – 110 years in prison; it follows his conviction on 13 charges including fraud and conspiracy. ibid. news
Nowadays, the best way you can meet someone is on a dating app. The Tinder Swindler, woman, Netflix 2022
I get these threatening messages. These enemies were watching me, my family. ibid.
He has this magnetism. There is something about this guy that is special. ibid.
The Israeli millionaire that cheated on women. ibid. victim searches Google
A guy who had pretended to be the son of a diamond millionaire. ibid. victim
Simon Leviev was sentenced to 15 months for the crimes he committed in Israel. He was released after 5 months … Simon currently lives in Israel as a free man … It is estimated he has swindled $10 million from victims across the globe. ibid. caption
I’m a born Catholic. But I would not like to be excluded from Heaven on a technicality. My name is Giovanni di Stefano. I’m a lawyer. Best known as the Devil’s advocate. I have defended the indefensible, from Saddam Hussein to Charles Manson. Devil’s Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni di Stefano, Sky Documentaries 2022
His client list runs as a Who’s Who for the criminal world. ibid. QC
The case of John Palmer. Goldfinger … ‘Giovanni got a £33 million confiscation order set aside for a notorious criminal.’ ibid.
R v Hoogstraten … ‘His conviction quashed.’ ibid.
‘His motivation was to stick two fingers up to the legal establishment.’ ibid.
MGM: I got away with $249 million. ibid. Giovanni
‘He said, I’m in Iraq. I’m representing Saddam Hussein.’ ibid. other client
May 2006: ‘I was handed a file that contained an allegation brought against Giovanni di Stefano … of stealing the bail security.’ ibid.
Was he allowed to practise here? I don’t think he was legally allowed to practise law, was he, in this country? ibid. QC
A hornet’s nest of politics and espionage. ibid.
He didn’t appear to have done any work on my behalf. Devil’s Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni di Stefano II disgruntled client
He’d never registered with the Law Society. ibid. rozzer
By hook or by crook, whether he was brought back kicking and screaming, he was going to come back to the UK for a trial. We just had to find him. ibid.
He was clearly affected by the fact that he was going to be tried. And he knew the establishment would be against him. Devil’s Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni di Stefano III
The defendant is a long-standing member of the security services, MI6. ibid. Giovanni
Giovanni di Stefano was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being convicted of 25 charges of fraud and deception. ibid. news
There’s not a chance of Giovanni ever going quietly. ibid.
I was like a fish. That hook was so far down my belly.’ Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller s2e7: Romance Scams, victim, National Geographic 2022
Romance scamming: a global crimewave that surged during our loneliest moments of the pandemic. ibid.
In 2008 John and Anne Darwin were sentenced to six years in prison for fraud. The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe: The Real Story, caption, ITV 2022
Pretending you’re dead is quite easy. Coming back to life is as everyone knows slightly more difficult. ibid. John Darwin
John was taken home by his sons, Mark and Anthony, while police began to investigate if any crime had been committed. ibid. caption
Five lifeboats, two coastguard units, a helicopter and a spotter plane searched for John Darwin for 36 hours. Only a wrecked canoe and a paddle were found on a nearly beach. ibid.
On April 10 2003 John Darwin was officially declared dead. Shortly after, Anne claimed £162,000 in life insurance policies. ibid.
After 2,082 days missing, John Darwin handed himself in at a London police station. ibid.
The day after John Darwin’s reappearance, a British tabloid reporter received a tip-off that Anne Darwin was living in Panama City. ibid.
With Anne and John Darwin in custody, the police investigation began to focus on when Anne Darwin became involved in her husband’s disappearance and her part in the fraud. ibid.
We’ve taken a total concept, integrated it and built a whole new means of transportation. The Lady and the Dale I, Elizabeth Carmichael, Sky Documentaries 2022
But is the Dale all it is cracked up to be? … A notorious conman: Elizabeth Michael is actually Mr Jerry Dean Michael. ibid. television news
My father told me it was his partner’s idea to start making fake money. ibid. Jerry’s daughter
I didn’t realise that my daddy was unhappy being a man. ibid.
We’re going to shock General Motors, Ford and the rest of them right out of their big, overstuffed seats. The Lady and the Dale II, Elizabeth Carmichael
The Dale’s low centre of gravity always stayed within the triangle of three wheels so in theory it would be impossible to flip the car over. ibid.
We’re going to fill one hell of an important gap in the car market. ibid.
As the weeks went on I realised that we didn’t have the right equipment or anything to make a car. There was no masterplan. There was no schedule to make anything. ibid. engineer/designer
She was irate. She said, I just witnessed an abortion on three wheels … She had to run for the hills. ibid.
These officers are the sprearhead of the government’s new drive against claimants suspected of defrauding social security, known as scroungers. World in Action: Claimant, Scrounger, Snooper, Spy, ITV 1980
Last week a high court judge said that social security fiddling was rife from one end of the British Isles to the other. ibid.