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Stanford Victims Say SEC Office Let $7B Ponzi Scheme Happen

Posted: July 3, 2012 @ 6:38 am - Law360.com - Business Wire
   Victims of Robert Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme on Monday slapped the federal government with a proposed class action, claiming a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission office in Texas essentially facilitated the scheme by ignoring evidence of wrongdoing.
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