Ex-adviser guilty of £465k theft from vulnerable clients

Mark Townson had been working as an L&G adviser at a branch of Virgin Money bank when he stole £465,000 from 91 year old Mary McDowell and her now late husband. He is currently awaiting sentencing after a jury found him guilty of stealing the money from the frail pensioner, according to the Herald Scotland. Townson had worked for L&G for 18 years, dealing with clients throughout Scotland and in Northern Ireland. He advised the McDowell's for ten years until 2013. The couple had £1.4m across various accounts, with Mr McDowell, a former pilot, receiving a pension of £50,000 a year. ...