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31/08/2012
Couple Sentenced For £10m Majorca Ponzi fraud
A couple have been jailed for fraud after they fooled British ex-pats out of £10m in a Ponzi investment scheme.
John and Linda Hirst splashed out on holidays and wedding celebrations using the proceeds of the scheme.
John Hirst was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court to nine years while his wife faces two-and-a-half years in jail for money laundering.
(GK)
John and Linda Hirst splashed out on holidays and wedding celebrations using the proceeds of the scheme.
John Hirst was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court to nine years while his wife faces two-and-a-half years in jail for money laundering.
(GK)
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