swindling

Ex-Harrods fashion consultant who faked cancer is also accused of swindling charity out of £10,000

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An ex-Harrods fashion consultant has been accused of swindling a charity out of £10,000 when she organised a Boxing gala but never donated the profits. Nicole Elkabbas, 42, is due to be sentenced this week after she was found guilty of setting up a fraudulent GoFundMe page in 2018 where she claimed she had cancer … Read more

Sister privately prosecutes brother for swindling mother out of £1m

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Sister privately prosecutes her brother, 61, saying he swindled their mother out of more than £1m while she was suffering from dementia Hannah Feld claims Jonathan Feld, 61, took money while mother had dementia Mr Feld faces criminal charges for taking £155,853, but sister says sum is bigger  Ms Feld plans on taking civil action … Read more

Billionaire diamond dealer to stars ‘may never stand trial’ for swindling £1.5billion

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A billionaire diamond dealer to the stars accused of swindling £1.5billion from a national bank may ‘never stand trial’ because he is depressed, a court heard today.  Nirav Modi, 49, one of India’s richest man, fled to the UK after allegedly taking part in the country’s biggest-ever fraud on the state-run Punjab National Bank.   Modi … Read more

Fraudster Royal Navy reservist, 55, avoids jail after swindling more than £71,000 from naval coffers

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A Royal Navy reservist swindled more than £71,000 from the Navy after he claimed money compensating him for missing out on his income as a solicitor- despite no longer having that job. Lieutenant Mark Vickers, 55, from London, fraudulently took the money by deceiving superiors and falsifying documents over the period of nearly a year, a court … Read more

Gareth Cooper’s ex-wife is ordered to pay him back just £1 after swindling him out of £1million

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Rugby star Gareth Cooper’s ex-wife is ordered to pay him back just £1 after swindling him out of £1million as British Lion says: ‘I will never be the same again’ Former British Lion had set up two gyms and freight business for wife Leyshon But 41-year-old re-mortaged them and obtained loans in her husband’s name … Read more

Bogus accountant pretended to have cancer after swindling client out of £186,000

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Bogus accountant pretended to have cancer after swindling client out of £186,000 when his only financial training came from fellow prisoner he met while serving previous jail term David Weller set himself up as a tax agent after receiving training from cellmate He stole a total of £186,000 over three years from a building company  … Read more