Allen Stanford had a taste of success when he opened health clubs after college. But when the economy tanked and he filed for bankruptcy, he was determined to pull himself up by the bootstraps and try again. Entering the financial sector, Stanford had a knack for Certificates of Deposits, of CDs, on which he built his empire. The problem was, it was all a well-tailored farce. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more! Music by: Swelling "Night II" Meydan "Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate "Squad" SoundCrate "Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a> Sources: Closed Criminal Division Cases | CRIMINAL-VNS | Department of Justice Stanford gets 110 years for role in $7B swindle (yahoo.com) Allen Stanford is a 'wreck of man' from prison: Attorneys - InvestmentNews Federal judges reject convicted Ponzi scheme operator R. Allen Stanford’s appeal, uphold 110-year sentence | News | theadvocate.com Viewing Financial Crimes as Economic Homicide - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme victims say they have been short-changed (cnbc.com) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3MxoTfUdh2SdB3O-mpN_dSY1kO7knPZnYqWFV_j09O7UP6cN0TfXbg75E&v=JtOHPp2Aaj8&feature=youtu.be" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3MxoTfUdh2SdB3O-mpN_dSY1kO7knPZnYqWFV_j09O7UP6cN0TfXbg75E&v=JtOHPp2Aaj8&feature=youtu.be</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_DeGuerin" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_DeGuerin</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Madoff" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Madoff</a> <a href="https://www.nasaa.org/2700/how-to-spot-a-con-artist/" rel="noopener">https://www.nasaa.org/2700/how-to-spot-a-con-artist/</a> <a href="https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-basics/investment-products/certificates-deposit-cds" rel="noopener">https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-basics/investment-products/certificates-deposit-cds</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexia,_Texas#" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexia,_Texas#</a>:~:text=The%20population%20of%20Mexia%20increased%20from%203%2C482%20to%20nearly%2035%2C000.&text=The%20population%20was%20reported%20as,population%20was%20listed%20as%206%2C563. <a href="https://inflationdata.com/articles/inflation-adjusted-prices/historical-crude-oil-prices-table/" rel="noopener">https://inflationdata.com/articles/inflation-adjusted-prices/historical-crude-oil-prices-table/</a> <a href="https://www.offshore-protection.com/offshore-blog/history-of-tax-havens#" rel="noopener">https://www.offshore-protection.com/offshore-blog/history-of-tax-havens#</a>:~:text=The%20Beginnings%20of%20the%20Modern%20Tax%20Haven&text='Tax%20Haven'%20typically%20referred%20to,their%20post%2Dretirement%20tax%20burden <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_haven#Top_10_tax_havens" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_haven#Top_10_tax_havens</a>

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