A father and son who masqueraded as financial advisers have been given a suspended jail sentence after conning £15,000 out of a couple and using the money for their own purposes.
Phillip Taulke-Johnson, 53, and James Taulke-Johnson, 27, of St Anselms Road, have been given a six week suspended sentence and charged with obtaining £15,000 from a couple who believed they were authorised advisers, reports the Worthing Herald. The money, which was meant to be invested on a short term basis for the couple, was used by the father and son team for their own purposes. After failing to recover their money, the offence - which occurred in 2010 - was reported to police last year with the two men subsequently arrested in October. In addition to the six week suspended sen...
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