Htown Harry
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Oh boy! Houston's federal courthouse will once again be the backdrop for some great "perp walk" scenes where an accused white collar criminal is led in handcuffs past a media horde.
I predict extensive coverage...some of the reporters may even remember to discuss the legal issues of the case.
HOUSTON -- FBI agents arrested the chief investment officer of troubled Stanford Financial Group on Thursday, accusing Laura Pendergest-Holt of obstructing a Securities and Exchange Commission fraud investigation.
The SEC has been investigating allegations of an $8 billion investment fraud involving Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford's financial group.
Pendergest-Holt was arrested in Houston, where Stanford Financial Group is based. The FBI said she was taken to the federal detention center and would appear in federal court Friday morning for an arraignment...
I don't believe I have seen the satellite trucks parked down on Rusk Street since Kenny-boy, Jeff and the rest of the Enron boys had their day in the sun.The SEC has been investigating allegations of an $8 billion investment fraud involving Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford's financial group.
Pendergest-Holt was arrested in Houston, where Stanford Financial Group is based. The FBI said she was taken to the federal detention center and would appear in federal court Friday morning for an arraignment...
I predict extensive coverage...some of the reporters may even remember to discuss the legal issues of the case.