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Thursday 25 June 2015

Fraudster Spyros Constantinos guilty!

Excellent breaking news!


43-year-old Spyros Constantinos was found guilty this afternoon at London's Old Bailey of defrauding investors for around £1 million. The jury found him guilty on all ten counts – six relating to fraudulent trading including running a fraudulent business and intent to defraud and four offences of acting as a director whilst disqualified.

Sentencing will be in around 28 days time – hopefully Spyros Constantinos will receive a substantial prison sentence.

More to follow shortly.  

Monday 8 June 2015

Spyros Constantinos, 44, at the Old Bailey (London)

 Report from the MailOnLine 

'Banned company director 'swindled investors out of £1million in wine scam and spent it on fancy chocolates, shopping sprees at Harrods and Selfridges, holidays to Disneyland'

  • Spyros Constantinos, 44, was banned from running a company in 2008
  • But he 'squirmed' around restriction to continue wine business, it is said
  • He convinced customers to invest life savings in luxury wine portfolios
  • And used the money to pay for flights and shopping sprees, it is claimed   
Also Drinks Business here.
 
Spyros Constantinos is banned from being a UK director from 21st July 2007 to 20th August 2017. His address on Companies House list of disqualified directors is: 
Apartment A1-2-6 Urbanization Andalucia, Calle Las Vedras, Marbella, Malaga
Spain

The UK company ban is in connection with his first wine investment company Bordeaux Wine Consultancy Ltd.