Rep. Gregory Meeks Took 6 Free Trips Thanks To Alleged Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford

Rep. Gregory Meeks Travelled On Tab Of Conman Allen Stanford
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Queens Democrat, Rep. Gregory Meeks, sometimes accompanied by his wife, Simone-Marie, took six trips to sun-drenched locales from Antigua to St. Lucia, courtesy of an Allen Stanford nonprofit called the Inter-American Economic Council, records show.

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