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BBC's Crimewatch programme tonight (15 December 2011) features an appeal to find a man who was convicted of nine counts of fraud and handed a six-and-a-half year prison term.
Bogus broker Robert Taylor-Barefoot is believed to have fled the country after skipping bail just days before he was due to face trial over a £237,000 scam.
The 33-year-old from Shropshire set up a company, BBA Capita Capital Management LLP, and persuaded seven members of the public to invest in a hedge fund, QFX Absolute Return Fund, before blowing their cash on a lavish lifestyle.
At the Old Bailey, on 9 September 2011, Barefoot was found guilty by a jury in his absence of seven counts of fraud by false representation, one count of conspiracy to defraud and a further count of contravening a Directors Disqualification Order.
Anyone with information on Taylor-Barefoot’s whereabouts should contact the City of London Police on 020 7601 2222, or speak to Crimestoppers anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
