Back in the gory days of the financial crisis Sir Allen Stanford, a Texan who operated investments from Antigua, was the runner-up to Bernie Madoff as the arch-ponzi schemer of the day. Today a federal judge ruled that he is not currently competent to stand trial because of traumatic brain injury, addiction to anti-anxiety medication and major depressive disorder.
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