Stanford lobbied for Cubans to play in tournament

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Tue, 09/15/2009 - 01:13

Financier R. Allen Stanford, who is awaiting trial on charges he orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme, spent a half-million dollars in a lobbying effort to gain U.S. approval for Cuba to participate in his international cricket tournament.


 

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