Ex-Soccer Player Ran £15M Pyramid Scheme, Prosecutor Says - Law360

By Sophia Dourou (November 29, 2022, 4:32 PM GMT) -- A prosecutor accused a former Premier League soccer player on Tuesday of duping friends and family into investing £15 million ($18 million) in a foreign currency pyramid scheme, as the first day of his London trial got underway....

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