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New Bill Dealing With Victims Of The Standford Ponzi Scheme
Congressman Billy Cassidy recently filed legislation that would allow investors to opt out of the lawsuit that might take a few years to finish. The bill would even allow them to recover a little of what they lost, in this case $250,000 from the Securities Investment Protection corp.
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