Limerick man cleared of involvement in £1m Ritz Hotel scam

A LIMERICK man was yesterday cleared of any involvement in a scam to sell the Ritz Hotel for £250 million (€300m).

The verdict came as a penniless conman faced a substantial jail sentence after being convicted yesterday over the scam.

Unemployed English lorry driver Anthony Lee, 49, found victims who were interested in the high-stakes world of trophy properties and sucked them in with false promises until they handed over £1m, Southwark Crown Court in London heard.