Tony Morris, founding director of The Money Portal, has been charged with defrauding nine pension funds of £52m, the fifth person to face prosecution in the GP Noble Trustees case.
Anthony James Morris of Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia appeared before Westminster Magistrates Court yesterday to be charged with conspiracy to defraud, theft and aiding and abetting fraud. Morris, who was returned from Australia yesterday on an extradition warrant, has been remanded in custody to appear before Southwark Crown Court on 8 April. Morris was a founding director of The Money Portal, which was the parent company of GP Noble Trustees Limited. Lawyers acting on behalf of Morris have issued statement in which he denies the charges. It says: "Mr. Morris strongly ...
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