Peter Holbrook, 75, is told by a judge at Bradford Crown Court he caused 'deep harm' to his victims.
A bogus financial adviser who duped seven vulnerable victims out of a total of nearly £900,000 has been jailed for five years and three months.
Holbrook, who admitted seven counts of fraud, used the cash to fund a gambling addiction, Bradford Crown Court heard.The court heard Holbrook, from Oxenhope, West Yorkshire, obtained £849,839.30 from a total of seven victims between January 2011 and March 2021.Holbrook was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court
Judge Thyne said Holbrook had claimed in one police interview to be "a rich, professional gambler who enjoyed helping people". "You took away hard-earned money that parents had saved to give to their children upon their death; plans for retirement were overturned; and homes were sold to pay for the cost of care that should have come from people's savings," Judge Thyne said.
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