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FX boss found guilty of £70m Ponzi-scheme style scam

41-year-old Anthony Constantinou offered returns of 60% per year to investors.

Anthony Constantinou  was found guilty on seven counts
Anthony Constantinou was found guilty on seven counts Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images

The chief executive of a London-based FX trading firm has been found guilty of fraud on seven counts for running a fake company that acted like a Ponzi scheme.

Anthony Constantinou, who founded Capital World Markets, has been found guilty of a £70m foreign exchange trading investment scam after a “long-running and complex investigation”, according to a statement from the City of London police.

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