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SEC v. Robert Allen Stanford; James Davis; Gilberto Lopez; Stanford International Bank, Ltd.; Stanford Group Company; Stanford Capital Management, LLC, et al., No. LR-26255, Northern District of Texas (Feb. 24, 2025) — Press Release

raw: Robert Allen Stanford; James Davis; Gilberto Lopez; Stanford International Bank, Ltd.; Stanford Group Company; Stanford Capital Management; Stanford Financial Group Company; The Stanford Financial Group Building, Inc.

Robert Allen Stanford; James Davis; Gilberto Lopez; Stanford International Bank, Ltd.; Stanford Group Company; Stanford Capital Management; Stanford Financial Group Company; The Stanford Financial Group Building, Inc., No. 3:09-cv-298 (Feb. 24, 2025)

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

The SEC obtained final judgments against Robert Allen Stanford and several co-defendants for orchestrating an $8 billion Ponzi scheme involving fraudulent offshore certificates of deposit.

paragraph

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered final judgments against Robert Allen Stanford, James Davis, and various entities for a massive $8 billion Ponzi scheme. The court ordered a $5.9 billion civil penalty against Stanford and over $6.7 billion in disgorgement against Stanford International Bank and the Stanford Group Company. All defendants faced permanent injunctions regarding antifraud provisions of securities laws and the Investment Company Act.

narrative

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has secured final judgments against Robert Allen Stanford, James Davis, Gilberto Lopez, and several affiliated entities for their roles in an $8 billion Ponzi scheme. The defendants misappropriated investor funds through the fraudulent sale of offshore 'certificates of deposit.' The court imposed permanent injunctions and significant financial penalties, including a $5.9 billion civil penalty against Stanford and a $5 million penalty against Davis. While Stanford's $6.76 billion disgorgement obligation was deemed satisfied by prior criminal forfeiture orders, the obligations for the various entity defendants are to be satisfied through the court-appointed receiver's collection and distribution efforts. The litigation, led by Jason Rose, concludes a long-running enforcement action involving multiple relief defendants and corporate entities.

Enriched metadata

Scheme
ponzi (100%)
Court
Northern District of Texas
Case No.
3:09-cv-298
Disgorgement
$6,761,189,969
Civil penalty
$5,900,000,000
Entity
Robert Allen Stanford
Classified ponzi(confidence 100%). EDGAR detection: forms Form D· recall 35% / precision 15%. detection rule →
Statutes
Section 7(d) of the Investment Company Act
Parties
Securities and Exchange CommissionStanford International Bank Ltd.Robert Allen StanfordJames DavisGilberto LopezStanford Group CompanyStanford Capital Management, LLCStanford Financial Group CompanyThe Stanford Financial Group Building, Inc.
Keywords
stanfordgroup companystanford financialfinancial groupgroupstanford internationalinternational bankdisgorgement plusplus prejudgmentprejudgment interestinterest totalingcompanyrobert allenallen stanfordstanford group

Extracted insights

Dollar amounts 10
  • $8.00B $8 billion ≥$1B
  • $6.76B $6,761,189,969 ≥$1B
  • $5.90B $5.9 billion ≥$1B
  • $2.23B $2,229,094,048 ≥$1B
  • $23.65M $23,647,189 $10M–$100M
  • $13.50M $13,504,749 $10M–$100M
  • $6.43M $6,428,833 $1M–$10M
  • $5.00M $5 million $1M–$10M
  • $3.42M $3,423,794 $1M–$10M
  • $841K $841,288 $100K–$1M
Entities 10
  • scheme_term a massive $8 billion ponzi scheme
  • person gilberto lopez
  • person James Davis
  • person jason rose
  • person robert allen stanford
  • company stanford financial group company
  • company stanford group company
  • person stanford international bank
  • agency the sec's litigation
  • court u.s. district court for the northern district of texas
Triples 16
  • U.S. District Court For The Northern District Of Texas entered final judgments against Defendants Robert Allen Stanford James Davis Gilberto Lopez Stanford International Bank Ltd. Stanford Group Company And Stanford Capital Management LLC
  • U.S. District Court For The Northern District Of Texas entered final judgments against Relief Defendants Stanford Financial Group Company And The Stanford Financial Group Building Inc.
  • Robert Allen Stanford And James Davis perpetrated a massive $8 billion Ponzi scheme
  • Robert Allen Stanford And James Davis misappropriated billions of dollars of investor funds
  • Robert Allen Stanford owes disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $6,761,189,969.06
  • Robert Allen Stanford owes a civil penalty of $5.9 billion
  • James Davis owes disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $13,504,749.06
  • James Davis owes a civil penalty of $5 million
  • Gilberto Lopez owes disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $3,423,794.05
  • Stanford International Bank owes disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $6,761,189,969.06
  • Stanford Group Company owes disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $6,761,189,969.06
  • Stanford Capital Management owes disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $23,647,189.35
  • Stanford Financial Group Company owes disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $2,229,094,048.83
  • The Stanford Financial Group Building owes disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $6,428,833.27
  • Jason Rose leads the SEC's litigation
  • Keefe Bernstein And B. David Fraser supervise the SEC's litigation
View original SEC litigation releasesec.gov
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 26255 / February 24, 2025 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stanford International Bank Ltd., et al., No. 3:09-cv-298-N (N.D. Tex. filed Feb. 16, 2009) SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Robert Allen Stanford and Seven Other Defendants in Massive Ponzi Scheme On January 29, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered final judgments against Defendants Robert Allen Stanford (“Stanford”), James Davis (“Davis”), Gilberto Lopez, Stanford International Bank, Ltd., Stanford Group Company, and Stanford Capital Management, LLC. The Court simultaneously entered final judgments against Relief Defendants Stanford Financial Group Company and The Stanford Financial Group Building, Inc. As alleged in the SEC’s second amended complaint filed on June 19, 2009, Stanford and Davis, with the assistance of the other Defendants, perpetrated a massive $8 billion Ponzi scheme and misappropriated billions of dollars of investor funds through the offer and sale of fraudulent, offshore “certificates of deposit.” The final judgments ordered permanent injunctions of the antifraud provisions of the securities laws against all of the Defendants and also Section 7(d) of the Investment Company Act for the entity defendants, in addition to disgorgement, PJI, and civil penalties as outlined below. Robert Allen Stanford: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $6,761,189,969.06, jointly and severally with Stanford International Bank and Stanford Group Company, but deeming Robert Allen Stanford’s obligation to pay this amount satisfied by forfeiture orders entered in United States v. Robert Allen Stanford, No. 4:09-cr-342(1) (S.D. Tex. Houston Division). A civil penalty of $5.9 billion. James Davis: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $13,504,749.06, offset by $841,288.08 obtained by the court-appointed receiver. A civil penalty of $5 million. Gilberto Lopez: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $3,423,794.05. Stanford International Bank: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $6,761,189,969.06, jointly and severally with Stanford and Stanford Group Company, but deeming Stanford International Bank’s obligation to pay this amount satisfied upon the court-appointed receiver’s ultimate collection efforts and distributions to investors. Stanford Group Company: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $6,761,189,969.06, jointly and severally with Stanford and Stanford International Bank, but deeming Stanford Group Company’s obligation to pay this amount satisfied upon the court-appointed receiver’s ultimate collection efforts and distributions to investors. Stanford Capital Management: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $23,647,189.35, but deeming Stanford Capital Management’s obligation to pay this amount satisfied by the collection efforts and distributions to investors by the court-appointed receiver. Stanford Financial Group Company: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $2,229,094,048.83, but deeming Stanford Financial Group Company’s obligation to pay this amount satisfied by the collection efforts and distributions to investors by the court-appointed receiver. The Stanford Financial Group Building: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $6,428,833.27, but deeming The Stanford Financial Group Building’s obligation to pay this amount satisfied by the collection efforts and distributions to investors by the court-appointed receiver. The SEC’s litigation is being led by Jason Rose and is being supervised by Keefe Bernstein and B. David Fraser.
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 26255 / February 24, 2025 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stanford International Bank Ltd., et al., No. 3:09-cv-298-N (N.D. Tex. filed Feb. 16, 2009) SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Robert Allen Stanford and Seven Other Defendants in Massive Ponzi Scheme On January 29, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered final judgments against Defendants Robert Allen Stanford (“Stanford”), James Davis (“Davis”), Gilberto Lopez, Stanford International Bank, Ltd., Stanford Group Company, and Stanford Capital Management, LLC. The Court simultaneously entered final judgments against Relief Defendants Stanford Financial Group Company and The Stanford Financial Group Building, Inc. As alleged in the SEC’s second amended complaint filed on June 19, 2009, Stanford and Davis, with the assistance of the other Defendants, perpetrated a massive $8 billion Ponzi scheme and misappropriated billions of dollars of investor funds through the offer and sale of fraudulent, offshore “certificates of deposit.” The final judgments ordered permanent injunctions of the antifraud provisions of the securities laws against all of the Defendants and also Section 7(d) of the Investment Company Act for the entity defendants, in addition to disgorgement, PJI, and civil penalties as outlined below. Robert Allen Stanford: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $6,761,189,969.06, jointly and severally with Stanford International Bank and Stanford Group Company, but deeming Robert Allen Stanford’s obligation to pay this amount satisfied by forfeiture orders entered in United States v. Robert Allen Stanford, No. 4:09-cr-342(1) (S.D. Tex. Houston Division). A civil penalty of $5.9 billion. James Davis: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $13,504,749.06, offset by $841,288.08 obtained by the court-appointed receiver. A civil penalty of $5 million. Gilberto Lopez: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $3,423,794.05. Stanford International Bank: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $6,761,189,969.06, jointly and severally with Stanford and Stanford Group Company, but deeming Stanford International Bank’s obligation to pay this amount satisfied upon the court-appointed receiver’s ultimate collection efforts and distributions to investors. Stanford Group Company: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $6,761,189,969.06, jointly and severally with Stanford and Stanford International Bank, but deeming Stanford Group Company’s obligation to pay this amount satisfied upon the court-appointed receiver’s ultimate collection efforts and distributions to investors. Stanford Capital Management: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $23,647,189.35, but deeming Stanford Capital Management’s obligation to pay this amount satisfied by the collection efforts and distributions to investors by the court-appointed receiver. Stanford Financial Group Company: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $2,229,094,048.83, but deeming Stanford Financial Group Company’s obligation to pay this amount satisfied by the collection efforts and distributions to investors by the court-appointed receiver. The Stanford Financial Group Building: Disgorgement plus prejudgment interest totaling $6,428,833.27, but deeming The Stanford Financial Group Building’s obligation to pay this amount satisfied by the collection efforts and distributions to investors by the court-appointed receiver. The SEC’s litigation is being led by Jason Rose and is being supervised by Keefe Bernstein and B. David Fraser.