The Billionaire And The Bank
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The biggest Ponzi schemes: Stanford vs MadoffRobert Allen Stanford’s $7.2-billion fraud is known as the second-biggest Ponzi scheme in North American history when compared to Bernie Madoff’s $65-billion scam. But Madoff’s billions were mostly fictional, and in terms of victim-investors and lavish lifestyles, Stanford is - by far - the biggest.CrimeJan 30, 2016
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Allen Stanford’s house of cards: How TD banked the 2nd-largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. historyAllen Stanford’s con was epic. He was responsible for the second biggest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history outdone only by Bernie Madoff.CanadaJan 29, 2016
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