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Allen Stanford: The Lord of the Lies | 113

Jul 8, 2024
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Allen Stanford
A man named Allen Stanford, bankrupted in Texas, starts an off-shore bank in Antigua, using client money for personal luxuries like private planes. He bullies coworkers, makes blood oaths with regulators, and faces reality during the 2008 financial crisis
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1
Intro
00:00 • 3min
2
Sir Allen Stanford's Rise and Fall
02:43 • 6min
3
Reconnecting with an old friend leads to involvement in a fraudulent offshore bank scheme
09:02 • 3min
4
Inside Allen Stanford's Ponzi Scheme and Deceptive Practices
12:10 • 3min
5
The Rise of Allen Stanford's Fraudulent Empire and Influential Connections
15:02 • 4min
6
Building Suspicion at SIB Bank
18:59 • 6min
7
The Rise and Fall of Allen Stanford
25:11 • 9min
8
Anxiety at SIB's Emergency Meeting and SEC Subpoena
34:02 • 5min
9
The Aftermath of Allen Stanford's Ponzi Scheme
39:18 • 8min
10
Exploring the Story of Sir Alan Stanford: The Lord of the Lies
47:34 • 3min