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[The Stanford Series] Eastern Caribbean Central Bank “takes control” of the Bank of Antigua

Posted by Stacy-Marie Ishmael on Feb 20 20:03.

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the monetary authority for eight island nations including Antigua, on Friday assumed control of the Bank of Antigua, part of Sir Allen Stanford’s financial empire.

Bank of Antigua is a strictly domestic and retail operation with three branches on the island, and has not been named in the SEC’s civil complaint against Sir Allen. Nonetheless, the affiliation with the Texan billionaire – and the deafening, hours-long silence from both the bank and the financial authorities in the region in the aftermath of the allegations becoming public – was enough to trigger a run on the bank.

In a statement, the ECCB said the situation theatened the interests of both depositiors and creditors to the bank. Moreover:

the financial system of Antigua and Barbuda is in danger of disruption, substantial damage, injury or impairment as a result of the prevailing circumstances

Earlier, calls to the ECCB to regarding speculation that Bank of Antigua was about to be nationalised were not returned.

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  2. US MARSHALS SEEN ENTERING HOUSTON OFFICE OF STANFORD FINANCIAL GROUP - REUTERS EYEWITNESS
  3. Arise, Sir Allen...lest we assume the worst
  4. Sir Allen's Antigua, or the curious case of Stanford International Bank
  5. ROBERT STANFORD ACCUSED OF `MASSIVE FRAUD' BY SEC
  6. The fractal Stanford
  7. The full SEC complaint against Stanford
  8. Stanford scandal in pictures
  9. It's just not cricket
  10. Have you seen this bank?
  11. Where in the world is Sir Allen?
  12. What does the 'F' stand for in FINRA?
  13. Stanford's mysterious billions
  14. Stanford's AIM foray
  15. A Freudian slip?
  16. Sir Allen Stanford, you've been served
  17. But which passport will he surrender?
  18. SIB and Stanford Trust Company Limited put into receivership
  19. Eastern Caribbean Central Bank "takes control" of the Bank of Antigua
  20. The Stanford campaign donations: pay 'em back, not forward
  21. Clients of Allen, by the numbers
  22. This land is our land, Antigua government to say
  23. Antigua government moves closer to seizing Stanford properties
  24. From "investment fraud" to "massive Ponzi scheme"
  25. New details on alleged "massive Ponzi scheme"
  26. Stanford's US employees join the jobless queue
  27. Irony du jour
  28. Invested with Sir Allen? The FBI wants you (to contact them)
  29. Stanford pleading the fifth
  30. IRS says Sir Allen owes $200m in back taxes
  31. Ralph Janvey to Stanford employees: BYOB
  32. Laura Pendergest-Holt agrees to extend indictment deadline
  33. Vantis reports "significant shortfall of assets" at Stanford International Bank
  34. Sir Allen speaks
  35. Stanford victims unite!
  36. Frozen-out Stanford investors petition Congress
  37. Antiguan financial services providers launch PR offensive
  38. The SEC has strong words for Sir Allen Stanford
  39. When it came to Sir Allen Stanford, many warnings went unheeded
  40. Sir Allen's cowboy lawyer
  41. Authorities still failing to get along
  42. Laura Pendergest-Holt to face more charges, Fox Business says
  43. The DEA connection
  44. Avast, ye salty Stanford lawfirm website
  45. Judge rules Sir Allen Stanford must stay in jail pending trial
  46. Stanford CFO James Davis "intends to plead guilty", laywer says
  47. Sir Allen's request to unfreeze funds for legal fees denied
  48. The Tripoli-St John's Nexus
  49. "Fraud victims" want $24bn from the government of Antigua and Barbuda
  50. Sir Allen discovers there's no air conditioning in jail
  51. James Davis pleads guilty to charges related to that $7bn Ponzi
  52. Big Brother's blood oaths
  53. "The investors ought not have to pay for the receiver's PR firm"
  54. Sir Allen's Bellagio problem
  55. Stanford's Bellagio debt, redux
  56. A public defender rides to Sir Allen's rescue
  57. Allen Stanford, puppetmaster: By Freddie Flintoff
  58. Jail proving a big headache for Sir Allen [UPDATED]
  59. Arise Allen Stanford, un-knighted...
  60. Ponzi victims, unite!
  61. Strategies to cope with the SEC

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