Allen Stanford

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Hats off to Houston Chronicle writer Loren Steffy, who explained economically why cons work. A con, Steffy explained, works because the con weaves “a tapestry of believable lies.” It’s a pointed, short, highly memorable line that deserves special mention because it puts readers “right there.” Steffy detailed some of disgraced financier Allen Stanford’s lies in […]

UPDATED 10:21 A.M. EST (U.S.A.) Tomorrow will mark an important anniversary in the AdSurfDaily Ponzi case: the passage of two full months since prosecutors filed a second forfeiture complaint against assets tied to the firm. Neither ASD President Andy Bowdoin nor members of his family from whom property was seized has filed a claim. No […]