Published 21:01 IST, September 20th 2019
Mark Acklom, the conman who posed as MI6 spy to be jailed once again
The serial English conman Mark Acklom after completing his current prison term will face one more term in jail. He is currently finishing his sentence in UK.
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serial English conman Mark Acklom after completing his current prison term will face one more term in jail. He is currently finishing his sentence in an England prison and after he completes it, he will be handed over to Spanish authorities to complete his sentence. 46-year-old con artist was jailed in Cartna in year 2015 for fooling two Spanish brors. He conned m into buying riverside flats in London by pretending to be owner of houses.
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To be handed over to Spain again
Earlier he was released for some time as he applied for a pardon after he served prison term for a year. fraudster was forced to give away his passport and Spanish court ordered him to report two times in a month. lawyer of his victim bror spoke to a news ncy saying that y opposed his release before as y were sure that he will run away and that is what happened in reality. lawyer ded that Spanish officials will get hold of him after he completes his UK prison sentence. After he fleed, he was tracked in Switzerland last year and was extrited to England this year in February.
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Was also jailed for conning after posing as an MI6 nt
In August 2019, Mark Acklom was jailed at Bristol Crown Court as he mitted conning a woman Carolyn Woods. He took £300,000 from her after acting as a rich Swiss-based banker and MI6 nt. He was living with his family in a mansion nearby that he rented with money he got from ly he fooled. He got arrested in Zurich on June 30th 2018. Acklom has a lot of cases registered against his name in various areas. He is also on list of UK's National Crime ncy's list of 10 most wanted fugitives. In his personal life, he is married to Maria Yolanda Ros Rodriques and has two daughters. Acklom's wife Maria is also being investigated by UK authorities for money-laundering cases and fraud. cops on September 23, are expected to tell court on progress y have me to kw amount of money, conman me in his entire career of fraudulence.
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20:10 IST, September 20th 2019