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Harlequin property developer used investor money to fund other projects, UK fraud trial told

By Annie Robertson ( May 24, 2022, 15:42 GMT | Insight) -- The former head of property developer Harlequin Group, David Ames, used investor monies to fund separate business projects which caused losses of 226 million pounds, a UK court was told today. Sarah Tricker, former account manager at HMSSE and witness for the prosecution, described how investor funds would form part of the wider pool of money used by the company in its wider property portfolio.The former head of property developer Harlequin Group used investor money to fund separate business projects which caused losses of 226 million pounds ($278 million), a UK court was told today....

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