SFO freezes Stanford assets at London banks

The UK Serious Fraud Office has obtained a restraining order for over $100m (€70.9m) of assets held at "certain London financial institutions" that are connected to the alleged Allen Stanford investment fraud.

According to a statement released today, the SFO said that it had obtained the order in response to a formal request from the US Department of Justice.

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