BusinessInsider Stanford Group’s victims awaiting payout, but how much will attorneys get? By David Jacobs - March 10, 2023 (file photo) FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Baton Rouge resident Blaine Smith retired early from ExxonMobil in 1999 to focus on building homes, and it was the latter business that enabled him to invest more than $1 million with Stanford Trust. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.