Juror Carlos Anez, a 27-year-old industrial engineer, said the jury briefly deadlocked on one count, the allegation that Stanford had bribed Antiguan banking regulator Leroy King with Super Bowl tickets. They weren't sure what the rules were in Antigua, he said. That was the only count they acquitted on.
The jury yesterday granted total forfeiture on 29 bank accounts in London, Zurich, Geneva and elsewhere that prosecutors said are worth $330 million. The money will go to Stanford's victims, the U.S. Justice Department said.
"We won't say it's what we expected," Ali Fazel, one of Stanford's attorneys, said after the forfeiture verdict.
Before the forfeiture decision was announced, Stanford sat with his lawyers at the defense table, laughing occasionally. As the verdict was read, he looked over at his mother, Sammie, and his daughter Randi. The two women later left the courthouse carrying the suit and dress shirt Stanford had worn in court.
Stanford, who didn't testify, maintains his innocence. Defense lawyers argued that his organization had had enough assets to honor its commitments until the SEC sued in February 2009 and won a court order freezing his holdings and appointing a receiver to liquidate them.
Forrest said he was sorry Stanford didn't testify.
"He might regret that now," Forrest said. "It's always nice to hear from him."
Anez said it wouldn't have mattered if Stanford had taken the witness stand, given the amount of evidence against him.
"It was a lot," he said. Wade, the retired hairdresser, said she had no interest in hearing from Stanford.
Robert Scardino, Stanford's other attorney, said he and Fazel will ask the court to have lawyers review their work to see if they made any mistakes or "missed any issues."