"I'm not a thief," Stanford, who did not testify at the trial, told the judge

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"I'm not a thief," Stanford, who did not testify at the trial, told the judge

Jewel Samad

File picture shows Financier and cricket mogul Allen Stanford giving an interview in October, 2008. Stanford was sentenced Thursday to 110 years in jail for a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, closing the book on the flamboyant ex-tycoon's stunning fall from grace.