A fraudster who duped more than 8,000 people into investing in a £226million luxury holiday resort scam has been jailed for 12 years.
David Ames, 70, of Basildon, Essex, enriched himself and his family to the tune of £6.2million, paying his wife and son £10,000 a month.
Meanwhile, thousands of victims lost their pensions and life savings after investing in the Harlequin Group.