Cash recovered from ex-Nasa scientist turned scammer
Cash recovered from ex-Nasa scientist turned scammerImage source, PA MediaImage caption, John Burford pleaded guilty to several offences last yearPublished23 minutes agoInvestors who were defrauded out of more than £1m by a former Nasa scientist will get most of their money…
- ▪Cash recovered from ex-Nasa scientist turned scammerImage source, PA MediaImage caption, John Burford pleaded guilty to several offences last yearPublished23 minutes agoInvestors who were defrauded out of more than £1m by a former Nasa scie
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Cash recovered from ex-Nasa scientist turned scammerImage source, PA MediaImage caption, John Burford pleaded guilty to several offences last yearPublished23 minutes agoInvestors who were defrauded out of more than £1m by a former Nasa scientist will get most of their money back.John Burford, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, admitted defrauding 100 investors and was sentenced to two years in prison in 2025.Despite not being authorised to, Burford had offered trade alerts and investment opportunities in "managed funds" through his firm Financial Trading Strategies between 2016 and 2021.At a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, the 86-year-old was ordered to pay £655,951.40 after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) obtained a confiscation order against him.Burford has a PhD in…
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