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11/13/2011 08:00 AM
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GOAL; Roundup: U.S. Learns Its Opponents in World Cup Qualifying
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Soccer Roundup; Antigua and Barbuda, and Guatemala advance in regional World Cup qualifying and will play in group with United States and Jamaica in next round; other soccer news noted.
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04/16/2010 08:00 AM
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Antigua Acquires an Upscale Profile
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 A growing number of Europeans are scouting real estate on the Caribbean island of Antigua, lured in part by new luxury properties and renovations.
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02/27/2010 08:00 AM
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House Inquiry on Trips Is Criticized as Weak
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Some ethics lawyers said the examination of corporate-sponsored travel showed that Congress was still loath to police itself.
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10/03/2009 08:00 AM
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2 Regulators List Lapses on Madoff and Stanford
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The S.E.C. inspector general and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority overlooked red flags, they say, that could have averted losses for investors.
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09/29/2009 08:00 AM
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Financier Wins a Transfer After Having a Fight in Jail
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A judge has allowed R. Allen Stanford, accused of bilking investors, to move to a detention center just blocks from his lawyer’s offices.
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04/21/2009 08:00 AM
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Stanford Points Fingers in Fraud Case
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 R. Allen Stanford says that regulators are lying when they say he defrauded tens of thousands of investors. He blames the S.E.C. and his chief financial officer.
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02/23/2009 08:00 AM
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Antigua’s Leader Vows Cooperation With U.S. in Investigation of Its Banks
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 The inquiry into fraud by Stanford Financial may lead to oversight of offshore banking.
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02/20/2009 08:00 AM
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Regulators Take Over Stanford’s Antiguan Bank
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The bank requested move to prevent a collapse as depositors rushed to pull their money after financier was accused of fraud.
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02/19/2009 08:00 AM
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String of Problems And S.E.C. Fines Did Not Head Off Huge Fraud Case
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Securities and Exchange Commission says Stanford Group might have engaged in $8 billion fraud involving high-yielding certificates of deposit held by company's bank in Antigua; it was run by Robert Allen Stanford, businessman who enjoyed political connections in Antigua and in Washington, where his company lobbied extensively; American financial regulators found significant securities violations at company years ago that some experts were telltale signs of deeper problems; each time regulators ...
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02/19/2009 08:00 AM
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As Others Fled Venezuela, Stanford Saw a Chance
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As much as 30 percent of Stanford International Bank’s $8 billion in reported assets last year came from Venezuelans.
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02/18/2009 08:00 AM
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Texas Firm Accused of $8 Billion Fraud
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The Securities and Exchange Commission said it could not account for $8 billion in assets held by the Stanford Financial Group.
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02/13/2009 08:00 AM
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U.S. Agents Scrutinize Texas Firm
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Several federal agencies, including Securities and Exchange Commission, FBI and Internal Revenue Service, have spent 'many months' looking into business activities of Houston-based Stanford Financial Group and billionaire R Allen Stanford's bank based in Antigua, which issued high-yielding certificates of deposit; focus of probes appears to be how bank could issue CD's that pay interest rates that are more than twice national average; photos
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