'Devious' Castle Fraud Solicitor Hid Assets, Prosecutor Says

By Sophia Dourou ( July 20, 2026, 7:16 PM BST) -- A solicitor imprisoned for defrauding a client of £10.3 million ($13.8 million) in a sham deal to buy a Scottish castle has enough hidden assets to pay back his victim, a prosecutor told a confiscation hearing Monday....

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