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Estate agent accused of conning schizophrenic customer

Started by propertyfag, December 21, 2007, 09:52:34 AM

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Back in November, Malcolm Green, of Greenfields Estate Agents in Hampstead, faced charges of conspiracy, theft and dishonest money transfer. He's accused of conning a schizophrenic customer into investing in bogus property developments, stealing jewelry and rare stamps from the man, and transferring share certificates into his own name.

He denied all charges and was never convicted. There's also a little confusion regarding his school days. He claims to have attended Highgate School, but the school has no record of him as a pupil. Furthermore, there's the little matter of an international arrest warrant following a failure to turn up to court previously.

He said: "I fell from a horse and broke my femur while in Cannes. I was in hospital for 17 days and then I went to Switzerland for rehabilitation."

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Last Friday, he and a colleague were found guilty on a number of charges. They're both going to spend Christmas and New Year behind bars, before returning for sentencing. But solicitors representing Green and his partner Shevket intend to introduce psychiatric evidence to prove that both estate agents are depressives and would be high suicide risks in prison.

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"high suicide risks in prison"- is that a bad thing, really?