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Fraudster couple lived luxury lifestyle after defrauding thousands in £28m scam
- A fraudster spent £31,500 on a pencil sketch by LS Lowry using proceeds from a holiday investment scam that defrauded more than 3,000 people of £28 million.
- The Crown Prosecution Service said victims were lured to offices in Bournemouth, York, Stratford-upon-Avon and Tenerife and endured high-pressure sales meetings lasting up to six hours.
- Investigators found £8 million flowed into Mark and Nicola Rowe's accounts, with £185,000 spent at art galleries; they bought Gorley Vale Farm in Fordingbridge, a house valued at £2.4 million, and spent over £110,000 on school fees plus £26,000 on a private jet trip.
- A total of 14 people were convicted after four trials at Southwark Crown Court under Operation Destin, with Mark Rowe jailed in January and Nicola Rowe due to be sentenced on Friday.
- In total, 3,583 victims across the UK lost 28.1 million pounds, with nearly 500 losing more than 10,000 pounds and most aged 60–80.
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