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Axiom Legal fraudster says UK order against ex-wife means he can't pay back

By Martin Coyle ( September 26, 2025, 12:56 GMT | Insight) -- Fraudster Timothy Schools has been ordered by a UK court to put a “payment plan” in place within the next month as part of a bid by the UK fraud agency to claw back £1 million from him. Schools pocketed almost £20 million from the fraud, and prosecutors said he used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle. But he argues that the seizure of funds from the sale of a lakeside house that belonged to his ex-wife makes it impossible for him to raise the money.Fraudster Timothy Schools was told to put a “payment plan” in place within the next month as part of a bid by the UK fraud agency to claw back £1 million ($1.3 million) from him....

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