Fraud accused Allen Stanford, accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, has been scheduled to go to trial this September, according to court records.
Prosecutors accuse Stanford of defrauding investors who bought bogus certificates of deposit issued by his Antigua-based Stanford International Bank Ltd.
They have said the one-time billionaire used proceeds in part to fund other ventures and a lavish lifestyle that included several yachts and private jets and homes around the world.
In January, US District Judge David Hittner ruled Stanford incompetent to stand trial.
Stanford has been treated at a hospital in the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina for an addiction to an anti-anxiety medication he developed while in jail.
However, on Tuesday, Hittner scheduled jury selection for September 12, court records show. Stanford’s attorney Ali Fazel could not immediately be reached, although last week he again described his client as “incompetent.”
A US Justice Department representative declined to comment, citing a gag order in the case. (Reuters)
