Sir Allen Stanford

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NEWS: In the world of high finance, Tom Petters was Bernard Madoff before Bernard Madoff was Bernard Madoff — at least with respect to shocking headlines about Ponzi schemes. Jury selection is under way in Minnesota in the Petters case. The allegations that Petters presided over a $3.65 billion Ponzi were unfathomable in September 2008. […]

It was before Bernard Madoff and before Sir Allen Stanford. President Obama was candidate Obama. Sarah Palin, the little-known governor of Alaska, would not become part of the public consciousness for nearly another month. Few people had heard of the so-called “Arby’s Indians.” Fewer yet could instantly place Uruguay or Panama on a map or […]