Former Lloyd's broker sentenced to 3½ year jail term in fraud case
A former Besso broker has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after siphoning close to £1m of client money, according to reports.
Post originally revealed in October 2005 that Besso was under investigation due to irregularities in its client funds account.
As a result of the investigation, the firm was fined £20 000 by the
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