Elderly fraudster prosecuted by FCA sent to prison till age 87

An 85-year-old who defrauded over 100 people in a £1 million investment scheme has been sentenced to two years in jail after the FCA brought a successful prosecution against him.

By Neasa MacErlean

Sentencing John Charles Burford in Southwark Crown Court, His Honour Judge Coles told him that "old age is never an excuse for avoiding punishment for serious offending".