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Testimony begins in Stanford Trust Ponzi scheme trial: 'It was quite a shock'
In early 2009, the United States was reeling from the subprime mortgage crisis that caused a deep recession felt by exchange markets across the globe. But all was fine in the world of retirees who invested their life savings into the Stanford Trust Company …