Legal Opinion
Zacarias v. Official Stanford Int'l Bank, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 22, 2019No. 17-11073 CONSOLIDATED WITH 17-11114, 17-11122, 17-11127, 17-11128, 17-11129PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
*387The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint in the Northern District of Texas against Robert Allen Stanford, the Stanford International Bank, and other Stanford entities, alleging "a massive, ongoing fraud." Invoking the court's long-held statutory authority, the Commission requested that the district court take custody of the troubled Stanford entities and delegate control to an appointed officer of the court. The court did so, appointing Ralph Janvey as receiver to "collect" and "marshal" assets owed to the Stanford entities, and to…
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