FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – A man needed some new office furniture. Thanks to a flamboyant financier's downfall, he found a matching set with an infamous pedigree. For $1,500, the man bought a maroon chair, a cherry-wood desk, and a credenza — all once owned by Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford (pictured), whom the Securities and Exchange Commission has accused of running a massive Ponzi scheme. More>>Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Disgraced Billionaire's Stuff Goes on Sale
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – A man needed some new office furniture. Thanks to a flamboyant financier's downfall, he found a matching set with an infamous pedigree. For $1,500, the man bought a maroon chair, a cherry-wood desk, and a credenza — all once owned by Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford (pictured), whom the Securities and Exchange Commission has accused of running a massive Ponzi scheme. More>>
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