HomeCases Filed Against the United States ...Costa Rican and Dominican Victims of the Stanford Ponzi Scheme v. United States of America hide Costa Rican and Dominican Victims of the Stanford Ponzi Scheme v. United States of America Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes Claimants sent a Request for Arbitration and Statement of Claim, alleging that U.S. government regulators failed to protect claimants’ investments by neglecting to stop the Stanford Ponzi scheme in a timely manner. Claimants seek damages for alleged violations of Article 10.3 (national treatment), Article 10.4 (most-favored-nation treatment), and Article 10.5 (minimum standard of treatment). 03/29/13 Request for Arbitration [254 KB] Tags Arbitration Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreements North American Free Trade Agreement