Directors Committing Fraud Dupe The Public Out Of Millions

What can you do when it’s your company directors committing fraud?

Based on covert evidence supplied by us, Warwick Crown Court in Leamington charged two fraudsters, Andrew Stephen Harris and David Keith Evans and their company, Shakespeare Classic Line Ltd on 12 counts of fraud.

On the 21st November 2013 Andrew Stephen Harris received 54 months imprisonment. He is disqualified as a director of a limited company for 5 years. Mr David Keith Evans received 21 months imprisonment, suspended for two years. He is disqualified from being a director for 2 years.

Shakespeare Classic Line Ltd operated from Nunhold Business Park in Hatton, Warwickshire. Whereby they fraudulently sold a fractional ownership share in a fleet of yachts, as an investment to unsuspecting members of the public. They did this through aggressive and unfair commercial practices and fraudulent trading.

How Expert Investigations Gathered Evidence

One of the victims, who had no interest at the time from the bank, who were underwriting the finance agreements for Shakespeare Classic Line or by the Warwickshire Trading Standards (WTS), brought this fraud to our attention. This victim sought an alternative remedy to free them of the fraudulent contract that they had been duped into signing.

We took the case and used a variety of investigative methods to gather the evidence needed to prove fraudulent activity was taking place; such as going undercover and using former Police interviewing techniques to gain as much evidence as possible.

From the evidence gathered it was clear that the business practise was illegal. We found the Shakespeare Classic Line staff confrontational, forceful and not afraid to adopt intimidating practices. The contracts must be signed immediately, with no cool-off periods. We also couldn’t take away contracts to review and consider them. Upon the collection of that evidence WTS, who may have already been conducting an investigation, added our client’s evidence to the investigation.

The victim stood to lose £21,000 to this fraud. But from spending just £500 with Expert Investigations, we found enough evidence over 3 days make a case to bring these fraudsters to justice.

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