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Lawyer sentenced to 14 years for fraudulent funding scheme

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Published on: 15 August 2022
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Law360, London: A lawyer was sent to prison for 14 years on 11 August 2022 for pocketing £19.5m (US$23.6m) of investors' money through a fraudulent 'get rich quick' offshore legal aid scheme.

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