Sydney judge freezes assets linked to GP Noble fraud

Jenna Towler
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Former Money Portal boss Tony Morris has had his assets frozen by Australian judges over his links to the £52m GP Noble fraud case.

Independent Trustee Services' legal battle to recover millions of pounds missing from nine affected pension schemes spread to the Australian legal system after Morris was discovered living a life of luxury there earlier this year. Morris is a former chief of The Money Portal, which owned Nottingham-based GP Noble. The New South Wales High Court ruling comes after British judge Mr Justice Peter Smith named Morris as a central figure in the pension scheme fraud and documents reveal the complex web of transactions behind the crime. Some of the misappropriated millions went towards buying...

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