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UK Trader And "Fake Private Equity Exec" Sentenced Over Fake £154 Million Takeover Bid
UK Trader And "Fake Private Equity Exec" Sentenced Over Fake £154 Million Takeover Bid
Fake it til you make it? Not always such a great idea...A British day trader who posed as a private equity executive to orchestrate a fake £154 million ($206 million) takeover bid has received a two-year suspended prison sentence for fraud and forgery, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Christopher Woolcott, 44, sought to inflate the share price of Touchstone Exploration after buying shares in London and Toronto. He created multiple false identities, impersonated lawyers and...
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