AP source: Indicted billionaire R. Allen Stanford en route to Texas on fraud charges

WASHINGTON — A law enforcement official says indicted billionaire R. Allen Stanford is en route to Texas to face charges that he ran a $7 billion swindle.

Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford set to appear in federal court in Va. after surrendering

RICHMOND, Va. — Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in Virginia at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time Friday for an initial hearing after surrendering to FBI agents on fraud charges the day before.

Western NY businessman pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme that bilked millions from Catholics

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A western NY businessman is facing up to a 25-year prison sentence and a $50 million fine after admitting he orchestrated a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme that targeted Catholics.

After the crash, has the sun set on America’s ‘Sun Belt’?

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Police investigating death of Freddie Mac official

VIENNA, VA. — The chief financial officer of Freddie Mac, one of the mortgage giants at the heart of the nation’s financial meltdown, was found dead in his basement early Wednesday morning in what police said was an apparent suicide.

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