Control over ex-tycoon Stanford’s assets at issue

Published June 13, 2012 7:40pm ET



HOUSTON (AP) — As former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford’s criminal case gets ready to wind down with his sentencing Thursday for a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, the battle for control of his remaining assets around the globe still hasn’t been settled.

Investors are hoping to get back some of the money that was taken from them, but those leading the efforts are at odds over who should control Stanford’s frozen bank accounts and properties. They’ve even duplicated efforts to go after certain assets.

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