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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Anthony France

Fraudster who wanted to become Mayor of London spared jail for £105,000 Aparthotels scam

Ghanshyam Sarup Batra, 63, with John Travolta - (Facebook)

A businessman who wanted to be Mayor of London has been sentenced for a “deliberate and dishonest” £105,000 fraud.

Lettings boss Ghanshyam Sarup Batra, 63, was director of a company managing four “Aparthotels” when he drained its bank account, leaving only £3.48 for creditors.

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