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Zelaya et al v. United States of America
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March 30, 2015
11th Circ. Shields SEC From Negligence Claims Over Stanford
The Eleventh Circuit on Monday affirmed a Florida district court's decision to shield the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from a negligence lawsuit by two victims of Robert Allen Stanford's $7 billion Ponzi scheme, saying the lower court correctly applied exceptions in the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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August 12, 2013
SEC Beats Class Action Over $7B Stanford Ponzi Losses
A Florida federal judge on Monday threw out a class action accusing the Securities and Exchange Commission of negligence for failing to report that Robert Allen Stanford’s $7 billion fund was a Ponzi scheme, ruling the regulatory commission was exempt from liability under federal tort law.
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February 14, 2013
SEC Can't Block Discovery In Suit Over $7B Stanford Fraud
A Florida federal judge on Thursday allowed limited discovery to begin in a putative class action alleging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should have reported Robert Allen Stanford's bank to a securities industry liquidator after realizing he was running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme.
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September 07, 2012
SEC Can't Shake Investor Action Over $7B Stanford Fraud
A Florida federal judge ruled Friday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must face a putative class action alleging it should have reported Robert Allen Stanford's bank to a securities industry liquidator after realizing it was running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme.
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December 13, 2011
SEC Sued Over Stanford Ponzi Scheme Oversight
Two victims of Robert Allen Stanford's alleged $7 billion Ponzi scheme filed a purported class action Tuesday in Florida federal court seeking to hold the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission responsible for letting the scheme become so massive.