Bernie Madoff, Crime, Sentencing Law, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Today Allen Stanford, the former knight turned convicted Ponzi schemer, learned his fate. He was just sentenced by Judge David Hittner (S.D. Tex.).
Did Stanford get a bigger sentence than Bernie Madoff? The prosecution sought a longer sentence — 230 years for Stanford, compared to the 150 years received by Madoff.
Find out the Stanford sentence, and comment, over at our sister site Dealbreaker.
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Attorneys Weigh in on the Serial Podcast and Adnan Syed
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