March 15, 2017
Former employees of entities tied to the Stanford Ponzi scheme have urged the Fifth Circuit to stay its decision that the receiver for the scheme does not have to arbitrate $215 million in claims against them, saying they are appealing the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
January 31, 2017
The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed that the receiver for the Stanford Ponzi scheme does not have to arbitrate $215 million in claims against former employees of various Stanford entities, saying the receiver can bring claims on behalf of the bank, which did not consent to arbitration agreements.
March 09, 2015
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday asked the Fifth Circuit to find that former employees of convicted Ponzi schemer Robert Allen Stanford cannot arbitrate $215 million in claims brought by the receiver for the fraudster's various entities, saying arbitration would undermine the reasoning behind receivership.