Stanford returns to prison
Published:Wednesday | September 2, 2009 | 12:09 PM
The lawyer representing ex-billionaire Sir Allen Stanford said his client is back in a Houston jail after medical tests detected a non-life-threatening aneurysm in his leg.
The 59 year old Texan financier was taken to the hospital last week with a high pulse rate.
The illness caused Sir Allen to miss a court date.
Attorney Dick DeGuerin said doctors have said his condition could be resolved through elective surgery.
Sir Allen is accused of orchestrating a $7 billion fraud based in his Antiguan offshore bank.
However he has denied the allegations.