Former adviser jailed for six years over £350k scam of vulnerable clients

Peter Bottomley, from Morecambe, was an authorised adviser until December 2003. Despite his authorisation ceasing, he continued to manage the finances of some elderly people who later went on to reside in local care homes, often with no next of kin. He took advantage of his victims to steal hundreds of thousands of pounds for his own personal gain - a total of £356,883, Preston Crown Court heard. According to the financial services register, Bottomley was an adviser with Bridgewater Leach & Co between October 1998 and December 2003. Bridgewater was an appointed representative (A...