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Entries from August 2009

“Blood Oath” Sealed Stanford Deal, Court Is Told

August 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments

HOUSTON — R. Allen Stanford’s relationship with the chief regulator of his Antigua bank was closer than most.

James M. Davis, Mr. Stanford’s chief financial officer, leaving court on Thursday with his wife, Lori, and lawyer, David Finn.

28stanford395At a meeting in 2003, they became blood brothers, cutting their wrists and mixing their blood in a “brotherhood ceremony� that Mr. Stanford’s chief financial officer said promoted an elaborate scheme to hide a multibillion-dollar fraud from American and other regulators.

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Former Stanford CFO Cooperates With Feds

August 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Fox Business video

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Accused financier Stanford hospitalized hours before ex-finance chief pleads guilty

August 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Nola.com report on Stanford’s health

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Lawyer: Greed May Explain Former Stanford Associate’s Actions

August 27th, 2009 · No Comments

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
Texas Lawyer
August 31, 2009
After pleading guilty on Aug. 27 to three criminal charges that could put him in prison for 30 years, James M. Davis, the former chief financial officer for Stanford Financial Group and Stanford International Bank Ltd., expressed remorse for his actions that contributed to the downfall of the bank [...]

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David Finn – Stanford CFO Plea Interview

August 18th, 2009 · No Comments

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