Tag: United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office (SFO)

UK Court Convicts Chairman of Failed Harlequin Group For $274M Carib Fraud

LONDON — The chairman of failed luxury Caribbean hotel and resort developer Harlequin Group was convicted on Wednesday of defrauding $274 million from more than 8,000 investors in Britain. David Ames was found guilty by a jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court of two counts of fraud by abuse of position, the UK Serious Fraud […]