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Stanford trial

Allen Stanford jailed for 110 years in fraud case

Jun 14, 2012: Allen Stanford, the disgraced Texan cricket financier, has been sentenced to 110 years in prison by a US federal judge after being found guilty of a multi-billion dollar fraud.

Stanford trial

Stanford found guilty of $7billion fraud

Mar 6, 2012: One of the most embarrassing misjudgments in the history of English cricket has ended with Allen Stanford, the disgraced Texan financier, being found guilty of a multi-billion dollar fraud

The Stanford meltdown

Allen Stanford ruled unfit for fraud trial

Jan 27, 2011: Allen Stanford has been deemed unfit to stand trial on charges of running a $7 billion fraud and needs treatment for a drug addiction, a US judge has ruled

The Stanford meltdown

Stanford failings known two years before ECB deal

Dec 21, 2010: Fresh questions about the ECB's judgement over entering into a business partnership with disgraced financier Allen Stanford have been raised

Allen Stanford on trial for fraud

Allen Stanford hospitalised

Aug 28, 2009: Allen Stanford, who was due to appear in a Houston court on Thursday, was hospitalised with an irregular heartbeat and high pulse

Allen Stanford on trial for fraud

UK fraud office freezes Stanford's assets

Jun 30, 2009: Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have frozen $US100 million (£60 million) of UK assets related to Allen Stanford, the Texan billionaire facing charges of fraud

The Stanford meltdown

Handcuffed Stanford pleads not guilty

Jun 25, 2009: Allen Stanford has pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud, conspiracy and obstruction

The Stanford meltdown

Stanford indicted in $7bn fraud case

Jun 20, 2009: Allen Stanford, the Texan billionaire, has been indicted on fraud, obstruction and conspiracy charges

The Stanford meltdown

Stanford arrested in US

Jun 19, 2009: Allen Stanford, the Texan billionaire, has surrendered to US authorities after a warrant was issued for his arrest

Series review

The Stanford Super Series 2008-09

Apr 15, 2009: A review of the Stanford Super Series, 2008-09

Board looks to government

ECB tightens controls in light of Stanford affair

Mar 12, 2009: The ECB is to review the manner in which it assesses potential investors following the collapse of its deal with Allen Stanford

The Stanford meltdown

We checked on Stanford - WICB

Feb 21, 2009: Donald Peters, the chief executive of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), has said his board did attempt to do background checks on Allen Stanford before entering into a five-year deal with him along with the ECB

The Stanford meltdown

Stanford found in Virginia

Feb 20, 2009: After 48 hours below the radar, Allen Stanford has been located in Virgina and served with the complaint from the Securities and Exchange Commission by FBI officials

Stanford financial fallout

Stanford associate accuses ECB of 'naivety'

Feb 19, 2009: ECB chairman Giles Clarke came under renewed attack after a former associate of the billionaire accused the board of "naivety"

Allen Stanford fallout

Defiant Clarke faces calls to resign

Feb 18, 2009: Giles Clarke has found himself at the receiving end of much criticism in the light of the news about Allen Stanford, raising questions about his current position as ECB chairman

The Stanford meltdown

Cricket counts the cost of Stanford crisis

Feb 18, 2009: The cricket world has begun to assess the impact, on its finances and credibility, of the fraud charges levelled against Allen Stanford. The ECB and West Indies Cricket Board, the two boards most closely associated with Stanford, have suspended negotiatio

The meltdown that was in the stars

Feb 18, 2009: The likes of the ECB should have seen the latest Stanford developments coming

The Stanford meltdown

Crisis doesn't threaten board, says WICB chief

Feb 17, 2009: Julian Hunte, the WICB president, unlike his England counterpart Giles Clarke, has refused to admit any "error in judgment" in forming an association with Allen Stanford, who's now been charged with "fraud of shocking magnitude" by the Securities and Exch

The Stanford meltdown

SEC statement in full

Feb 17, 2009: The Securities and Exchange Commission's statement in full about their charges of fraud against Allen Stanford

Allen Stanford timeline

From riches to even more riches

Feb 17, 2009: The Allen Stanford story, from Texas to Antigua ... and back