Stan Polley

Life & Legacy

Stanley Herbert Polley (April 7, 1922 – July 20, 2009) was an American entertainment manager active in the 1960s and 1970s. His clients included rock band Badfinger, musician Al Kooper, and singer Lou Christie. Throughout his career, Polley defrauded a number of clients and associates, most notably Badfinger. Despite his fraud being widely reported, and the suicides of two of his victims, Polley was not convicted of anything until 1991, receiving no prison time and merely a period of probation, along with an order for restitution that he never paid.