HOUSTON (AP) — Former jet-setting Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford had plenty of things to say Thursday before a federal judge sentenced him to 110 years in prison for bilking investors out of more than $7 billion over two decades.

Houston - March 6, 2012 -  Financier and cricket mogul Allen Stanford has been found guilty by a court in Houston, Texas, of running a $7bn Ponzi scheme.

Feb. 18, 2011 -- Jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford has filed a lawsuit accusing prosecutors and federal agents of depriving him of his constitutional rights by using abusive law-enforcement tactics. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358285/Stanford-trial-Cricket-loving-files-7billion-case-U-S-prosecutors.html#ixzz1EKDH8UI7

Basseterre - Feb. 18, 2010 --It has been brought to the attention of the authorities that a group purporting to represent the interests of individuals who have been the alleged victims of financial malpractices by Allen Stanford have allegedly filed a class action suit in Dallas against the Bank of Antigua, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Antigua Commercial Bank Ltd, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Ltd, East Caribbean Financial Holding Company Ltd, National Commercial Bank (SVG) Ltd, National Bank of Dominica Ltd and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.

Feb. 17, 2010 -- Victims of accused ponzi schemer, R. Allen Stanford, through Attorney Peter D. Morgenstern, filed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday against Antigua and Barbuda, The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the Antigua Commercial Bank, the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Ltd., the Eastern Caribbean Financial Holdings Company Ltd., the National Commercial Bank (SVG) Ltd., and National Bank of Dominica Ltd.

Dec. 2, 2009 -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), ranking Republican on the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, along with Senators Vitter (R-LA), Hutchison (R-TX), Cochran (R-MS), Cornyn (R-TX), Isakson (R-GA), Wicker (R-MS), and Shaheen (D-NH), introduced a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Treasury should direct the United States Executive Directors to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose making any loans to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda...

July 22, 2009 -- "What do they want? The whole country?" (Attorney General) Simon asked, referring to the maximum damages sought against the small, tourism-dependent twin-island state...

July 16, 2009 -- For over two decades, the Stanford Financial Group and its various entities, including Stanford International Bank-Antigua, were able to operate without adequate oversight by numerous government agencies charged with protecting us. Multiple US government agencies had knowledge of Stanford’s alleged fraudulent business practices and corruption within the government of Antigua, yet Stanford investors were never warned.

July 14, 2009 -- "Antigua is sovereign but not above the law," the lawsuit filed in federal court in Houston, said. "It became a full partner in Stanford's fraud, and reaped enormous financial benefits from the scheme."

St. John's -- Feb. 27, 2009 -- Although the House of Representatives passed a motion yesterday afternoon to acquire lands belonging to Sir Allen Stanford, the historical sitting of Parliament seemed not to have served the purpose for which it was initially intended as it more or less turned into a show of political strength.

Washington -- Feb. 27, 2009 -- Laura Pendergest-Holt, the chief investment officer of Houston-based Stanford Financial Group (SFG), was arrested today by agents of the FBI’s Houston Field Office on a criminal complaint charging her with obstruction of a proceeding before an agency of the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Rita M. Glavin and Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division of the FBI, Andrew R. Bland, III.

St. John's -- Feb. 26, 2009 -- The Attorney-General of Antigua and Barbuda, Justin Simon will move a motion in the House of Representatives this morning for government to acquire 250 acres of land belonging to billionaire Sir R. Allen Stanford and registered under the Stanford Financial Group of Companies.

Feb. 22, 2009 -- In a dramatic move on Friday, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) exercised emergency powers to take over the Bank of Antigua (BOA) which was part of the financial empire of Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford, currently facing fraud charges involving about US$8 billion.

Washington, D.C., Feb. 17, 2009 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Robert Allen Stanford and three of his companies for orchestrating a fraudulent, multi-billion dollar investment scheme centering on an $8 billion CD program.

Feb. 17, 2009 -- Antigua-based billionaire Allen Stanford has been arrested and charged with fraud by US authorities. The Securities and Exchange Commission said that they were "alleging a fraud of shocking magnitude".

Allen Stanford Accused of ‘Massive, Ongoing’ Fraud