I notice that he gave $100,000 for Bush's 2001 Inauguration
http://www.opensecrets.org/2000elect/other/bush/inaugural.aspI see that
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Among other things, the firm has contributed millions of dollars to politicians of both parties and allowed them use of its jets at cut-rate fares. It acquired a Washington research group employing a former Federal Reserve governor, and high- yielding certificates of deposit issued by its Antiguan bank have attracted increasing numbers of affluent U.S. buyers.
Such steps have helped the firm prosper in the wake of a run-in with U.S. government officials, who complained that the firm has exerted too much control over Antiguan regulators.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=a.0EEBl4oTSA&refer=ushttp://www.stanfordfinancial.com/displayContent.asp?categoryID=336Is off-shore gambling part of this set up.