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Jail for tycoon lifestyle conman [Edition 2]

Jail for tycoon lifestyle conman [Edition 2]

0 Comments | Cornish Guardian; Truro (UK), Sep 8, 2010

A SERIAL conman from Newquay who posed as a dotcom millionaire and repeatedly sold the same bogus business has been jailed.

William Macintyre, 54, preyed on middle class professionals who wanted to start a new life running their own information technology company.

He lived a tycoon lifestyle with fast cars, speedboats, a luxury seaside home and holiday in Hawaii and told his victims they could buy into his dream.

In reality, the business he sold for Pounds 30,000 to Pounds 40,000 a time consisted of a database that cost him Pounds 430 and had never made money.

He impressed the buyers by showing them round his fourbedroom home in Newquay, which was fitted with trendy designer furniture and featured a Pounds 7,900 81-inch television.

Former pub landlord Macintyre continued running exactly the same scam even after he had been arrested and taken to court by police, sometimes stealing from old friends and work colleagues.

The divorced fatherof-five was jailed for four years at Plymouth Crown Court on Monday after he admitted three frauds and three deceptions worth Pounds 137,500.

Another 34 charges were not pursued and were left on file. Police estimate the total amount lost by investors was almost Pounds 800,000.

Con man William Macintyre. Judge Paul Darlow told him: “These offences were sophisticated and involved the careful illusion of wealth generated by successful businesses.

“You put pressure on people to buy the business and where possible you circumvented inquiries into the accounts or legal advice.

“Families parted with up to Pounds 40,000 and resulted in misery for them, and in one case, actual medical depression.

“The strain on these families was there for all to see but you persisted and were heartless and you persisted despite being on bail, despite a restriction order and a bankruptcy order.”

Mr Andrew Macfarlane, prosecuting, said the offences dated from 2003 to last December and mainly involved the same scam.

After the case Detective Constable David Bowden, who was commended by the judge, said most of the victims were professional people, bored with their own jobs, who wanted to start businesses of their own.

He said: “He told them they could be as rich and successful as he was.

“But in reality the only thing he was successful at was fraud. “He was never far from bankruptcy and his wealth was all a sham paid for by the businesses he was selling.”

Mr Michael Hubbard, QC, defending, said Macintyre is now suffering from multiple sclerosis.

The condition would make his time in prison difficult and painful.

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Some, however, are bad news for the grower and cause disease within the growing area.

Fungi in general tend to attach to the outside of the plant and use root like structures to penetrate the plant and steal its nutrients. For this reason they are vulnerable to chemical attack and destruction. There are various preparations available for eradicating fungal attack.

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Always wash your hands in hot soapy water before entering the growing area.

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At one point, I was convinced

At one point, I was convinced that I could work another market that was nearly 4 hours from where I lived. I’ve got to confess that this was a costly lesson.

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If you have enough other

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Langley Mill wedding venue mysteriously goes up for sale

0 Comments | Eastwood Advertiser (Eastwood, England), Sept 3, 2010

The answering machine for Stoneyford Lodge, in Boat Lane, has a recorded message telling customers that: “Due to circumstances beyond our control we are now closed.

“We hope this does not cause too much inconvenience.”

A woman who had originally booked her wedding reception at the lodge, but changed venues when hotel rooms she booked were sold off, has said the company had more wedding parties booked before and after her original date in October.

“We would have been devastated,” she said.

“We had wedding insurance but that doesn’t make up for the fact you’d have nowhere for your wedding reception.”

The premises are up for sale with Preston-based Pugh Auctions and the company’s website is no longer running.

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“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what you want to achieve and they will
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?The innovative company understands that innovation starts with an idea and ideas are somewhat like babies ? they are born small, immature, and shapeless.?

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?If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange, then you and I still each have an apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each one of us will have two ideas.

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“The Empires of the future are the Empires of the mind.”

?Winston Churchill

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Those who choose to visit or relocate to Spain are drawn by the country?s charm, beauty and passionate people: this rough guide to Spain will give you an introduction to this fascinating, rich and diverse country.

The Environment and Climate

Mainland Spain is located in South Western Europe. It makes up about 80% of the Iberian Peninsula which it shares with Portugal and Gibraltar.

The Pyrenees form the north-eastern edge of the Peninsula, and the Peninsula is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the south and east, and by the Atlantic Ocean on the north and west.
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