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Allen Stanford moved to high-security Florida prison
Source: Reuters
Allen Stanford moved to high-security Florida prison
HOUSTON | Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:24pm EDT
(Reuters) - Allen Stanford, convicted of leading a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is serving his 110-year sentence in a high-security federal prison in central Florida, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
Stanford, 62, was moved to the Coleman II penitentiary on July 10 from the federal detention center in downtown Houston, a prison spokesman said.
The Coleman II facility, located 50 miles northwest of Orlando, serves brunch on the weekend, has Bocce ball courts, a music center and a game room, according to the facility's orientation handbook.
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HOUSTON | Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:24pm EDT
(Reuters) - Allen Stanford, convicted of leading a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is serving his 110-year sentence in a high-security federal prison in central Florida, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
Stanford, 62, was moved to the Coleman II penitentiary on July 10 from the federal detention center in downtown Houston, a prison spokesman said.
The Coleman II facility, located 50 miles northwest of Orlando, serves brunch on the weekend, has Bocce ball courts, a music center and a game room, according to the facility's orientation handbook.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/19/us-stanford-prison-idUSBRE86I10U20120719
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