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UK Trader And "Fake Private Equity Exec" Sentenced Over Fake £154 Million Takeover Bid

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UK Trader And "Fake Private Equity Exec" Sentenced Over Fake £154 Million Takeover Bid Fake it til you make it? Not always such a great idea... A British day trader who posed as a private equity executive to orchestrate a fake £154 million ($206 million) takeover bid has received a two-year suspended prison sentence for fraud and forgery, according to a new report from Bloomberg . Christopher Woolcott, 44, sought to inflate the share price of Touchstone Exploration after buying shares in London and Toronto. He created multiple false identities, impersonated lawyers and investment executives…

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    UK Trader And "Fake Private Equity Exec" Sentenced Over Fake £154 Million Takeover Bid Fake it til you make it? Not always such a great idea... A British day trader who posed as a private equity executive to orchestrate a fake £154 million ($206 million) takeover bid has...

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