The Porter Poll: A quick multiple-choice voting opportunity to say what you think about Porter Stansberry. Just a bit of fun, but the results may surprise

The "Stansberry scam" made simple: Brian Deer explains exactly what Stansberry was charged with, the tipster's response, and the final outcome

Porter Stansberry - friend or fraud: A commentary by Brian Deer on Stansberry & Associates offers of reports about Aids vaccines, oil and gold

The SEC complaint: Court document filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its pursuit of Porter Stansberry and his associates for fraud

Tipster fined over £1m scam: A federal judge finds Stansberry liable for securities fraud, saying he "profited handsomely" from a "fraudulent scheme"

Investors burnt: A 2003 Stansberry hype for AidsVax, purportedly the world's first Aids vaccine, which was bound to fail, but he promoted nevertheless

Backed by the Times: Despite Porter Stansberry's controversial actions, he was backed by no less an institution than The New York Times, concerned over freedom of speech

"Stunning news" as hot tip bombs: More from the VaxGen promotion, which saw a company's stock collapse even as Stansberry Associates boasts

Stansberry v Deer: After the investigative reporter questioned the promotion of a certain-to-fail product, an increasingly humorous exchange developed

End of America mail: As Stansberry launched a blitzkrieg of commercials and mailouts for his 2011 vision, some of his customers wrote to Brian Deer

End of America video: The extraordinary in content but dull in presentation video promotion issued by Stansbury in the fall of 2010

Government gold: Brian Deer answers a reader's query about the book value of US gold bullion, which is so much below the market value of the precious metal

Porter is spot-on: Investor Gregory Lombard believes that the Baltimore tipster has it right in his gloomy view of the future of America, and the downside for the dollar