Ex-soccer boss conned out of $12 m, stolen funds given to UK political party, say police
Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into an alleged investment fraud - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from the United Kingdom - that was filed at federal court in the SA on November 14, 2007. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for asistance include Martin Edwards, Manchester United FC, Kevin So, Lucy Yan Lu, Robert Mann, Keith Millar, Michael Brown, Basil Aucott Young, Terence Robert Minton, Boris Lopatin, Charles Wesley Woodhead, Craig Christensen, Jeffrey Moritz, Denis Byrne, Brian McBurnie, Michelle Golden Bollarin, Kevin Kondas, Andre Meyer, 5th Avenue Partners Ltd., Bank of Austria, Refco Securities, Devonshire Capital Ltd., Cambridge Asset Management Ltd., ECOVEGA LLC, Standard Chartered Bank, Liberal Democrat Party, Union Bank of California, Wells Fargo Bank, HSBC Bank, KM Associates LLC, Landbase LLC, Univest Financial Group Inc., and Intrend Asset Management Ltd.