Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stanford International Bank Ltd et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:09-cv-00298

Court:

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutes: Securities/Commodities/Exchange

Judge:

David C Godbey

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  1. September 19, 2025

    SEC Walks Away From Ozy Media, Stanford Fraud Cases

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has walked away from its $50 million case against former Ozy Media Inc. founder Carlos Watson after President Donald Trump granted him clemency earlier this year, and also dropped a long-dormant case against a co-conspirator in Robert Allen Stanford's $7 billion Ponzi scheme.

  2. January 30, 2025

    R. Allen Stanford's $6.8B SEC Bill In Ponzi Suit Finalized

    A Texas federal court on Wednesday entered a judgment finalizing a 2013 order requiring convicted Ponzi schemer Robert Allen Stanford to fork over $6.76 billion in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's nearly 16-year-old suit over the $7 billion fraud scheme.

  3. August 09, 2023

    Texas Judge Approves Over $1B In Third-Party Stanford Deals

    TD Bank, HSBC and Independent Bank have received final approval to settle claims against them in a nearly 15-year suit over their alleged complicity in the $7 billion Robert Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme.

  4. May 10, 2023

    Judge OKs SEC's $1.3M Ponzi Scheme Deal With Ex-Regulator

    A federal judge approved a $1.3 million judgment against the imprisoned former head of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission in Antigua and Barbuda for his involvement in a $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by convicted scammer Robert Allen Stanford.

  5. May 01, 2023

    SEC Inks $1.3M Deal With Ex-Official In Stanford Ponzi Scam

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a Texas federal judge to enter a final judgment of more than $1.3 million against the imprisoned former head of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission in Antigua and Barbuda who admitted to obstructing an SEC investigation into the multibillion-dollar scheme run by convicted Ponzi scammer Robert Allen Stanford.

  6. February 21, 2023

    Societe Generale Inks $157M Deal In Stanford Ponzi Fight

    Societe Generale Private Banking (Suisse) SA has agreed to shell out $157 million to ditch investor litigation stemming from the multibillion-dollar scheme run by convicted Ponzi scammer Robert Allen Stanford, according to a motion filed in Texas federal court Tuesday.

  7. February 07, 2023

    Bank Cuts $100M Deal With $24M Fees In Stanford Ponzi Fight

    The court-appointed receiver of the $7 billion scheme run by convicted Ponzi scammer Robert Allen Stanford notified the Texas federal judges presiding over related investor litigation of Trustmark National Bank's proposed $100 million settlement, which is being vetted on an expedited basis and includes $24.2 million in attorney fees.

  8. July 18, 2022

    SEC Seeks Final Judgments Over $7B Stanford Ponzi Scheme

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a federal judge in Texas to enter orders wrapping up its claims against convicted Ponzi schemer Robert Allen Stanford and certain Stanford associates and companies that allegedly played a central role in the $7 billion scheme.

  9. June 27, 2022

    Stanford International Chairman Seeks Ax Of SEC Ponzi Suit

    The chairman of the Stanford International Bank has asked a federal judge in Dallas to toss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's long-running litigation accusing him of using companies under his control to run a $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme.

  10. September 08, 2021

    Receiver In $7B Stanford Ponzi Row Seeks $2.2M In Fees

    The court-appointed receiver of the $7 billion scheme run by convicted Ponzi scammer R. Allen Stanford on Tuesday requested approval of $2.2 million in fees and expenses incurred between March 1 and April 30.