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The two said that
the convictions were based on insufficiency evidence and
excluded certain expert testimony, as well as other claims, in
court documents released late Friday.
Kuhrt and Lopez were convicted of knowing that Stanford was
misusing the bank's assets, helping him conceal the misuse, and
helping him deceive customers into believing he had infused
hundreds of millions of dollars into Antigua-based Stanford
International Bank during the 2008 financial crisis, according
to evidence provided.
The two in February 2013 were sentenced to 20 years in prison
over their roles in his $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
(http://reut.rs/1QcLC3T)
Stanford's former chief investment officer Laura Pendergest-Holt
in September was also sentenced to three years in prison after
pleading guilty to an obstruction charge.
Lopez was the former chief accounting officer of Stanford
Financial Group while Kuhrt was former controller.
The case is U.S. v. Mark Kuhrt, Gilbert T. Lopez Jr, U.S.
District Court, Southern District of Texas, No. 13-20115.
(Reporting by Anet Josline Pinto in Bengaluru; Editing by
Bernard Orr)
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