Three individuals have been convicted for investment fraud and sentenced to a total of 24 and a half years for their roles, in a prosecution brought by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
A fourth defendant was convicted for trading without FCA authorisation.
On 3 April 2023, following an 8-week trial at Southwark Crown Court, Cameron Vickers, Raheel Mirza, and Opeyemi Solaja were convicted of conspiracy to defraud through a fake, London-based company called Bespoke Markets Group (BMG).
Their scam fleeced roughly £1.2 million from around 120 UK investors. Raheel Mirza was further convicted of perverting the course of justice and Reuben Akpojaro was convicted for trading investments without…
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