Fraudster faces 20 years in jail for ‘boiler room’ scam
Richard Pope, 53, funded a lifestyle of fast cars, yachts and private jets as his international gang pressurised pensioners over the phone into buying non-existent shares.
His crime empire made more than £100 million (€115m) as more than 2,300 victims were bullied into handing over life savings, detectives believe. One victim alone lost more than £800,000.
