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A court in the United States has found a disgraced financier, Allen Stanford, guilty of swindling $7bn from investors in a huge international fraud. The scheme centred on his bank in Antigua. Prosecutors alleged that Stanford used his investors' funds to fuel an extravagant lifestyle. This report from Peter Biles.
一家美国法院判处可耻的金融家Allen Stanford通过国际诈骗,从投资者处骗取共计7亿美元。诈骗主要在他所工作的安提瓜岛银行进行。检察官们指控Stanford生活极度奢侈,大肆挥霍投资方的钱财。Peter Biles报道。
Allen Stanford had pleaded not guilty to defrauding 30,000 investors from more than 100 countries. It was one of the largest pyramid schemes in US history. The jury of eight men and four women found him guilty on all but one charge of wire fraud. He faces up to 20 years in jail for the most serious charges, but could be imprisoned for longer. Prosecutors said Mr Stanford issued fraudulent certificates of deposit through an offshore bank in Antigua. He was renowned for his lavish lifestyle and created a 20/20 cricket tournament in the West Indies in 2008.
Allen Stanford原本不承认诈骗了100多个国家的3000名投资者-这可是美国历史上最大的金字塔式诈骗之一。除一起指控,由8名男士和4名女士组成的陪审团认定了对他的全部指控。他将为这些指控入狱20年,也可能更久。检察官称Stanford通过安提瓜岛离岸银行发行了假存单。他挥金如土的生活方式,众人皆知;并于2008年在西印度群岛创办了20/20曲棍球锦标赛。