Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice Lanny Breuer (3rd L) announces indictments against Chairman of the Stanford Financial Group Allen Stanford in Washington June 19, 2009. Texas billionaire Stanford and four associates were indicted on fraud, conspiracy and obstruction charges in a $7 billion pyramid scheme to bilk investors, U.S. Justice Department officials announced on Friday. With Breuer are (from L) Chief of Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Eileen Mayer, US Attorney of the Southern District of Texas Tim Johnson, Director of Enforcement at the Securities Exchange Commission Robert Khuzami, Assistant Director of the the Criminal investigative Division, FBI Kevin Perkins and Deputy Chief Inspector, US Postal Inspection Service Greg Campbell. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 32 months ago

Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice Lanny Breuer (3rd L) announces indictments against Chairman of the Stanford Financial Group Allen Stanford in Washington June 19, 2009. Texas billionaire Stanford and four associates were indicted on fraud, conspiracy and obstruction charges in a $7 billion pyramid scheme to bilk investors, U.S. Justice Department officials announced on Friday. With Breuer are (from L) Chief of Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Eileen Mayer, US Attorney of the Southern District of Texas Tim Johnson, Director of Enforcement at the Securities Exchange Commission Robert Khuzami, Assistant Director of the the Criminal investigative Division, FBI Kevin Perkins and Deputy Chief Inspector, US Postal Inspection Service Greg Campbell.