Ex-banker faked cancer as part of £1.8m fraud
A former banker who faked terminal pancreatic cancer as part of a series of scams worth £1.8m has been jailed.
He also swindled seven people - including a relative - out of huge sums of money by encouraging them to invest in non-existent financial products.Judge Deborah Taylor told him he was a persistent fraudster who caused victims devastation and had left them scarred.He made fraudulent claims about his Bank of America position to encourage people, including a cousin, to invest in non-existent products with the company and Goldman Sachs, the court heard.
Defending, Benjamin Waidhofer said Ghedia had a good character, adding he "entirely accepts responsibility". On the investment fraud, she said: "You have caused them devastation, showing utter disregard for their mental wellbeing and finances."
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