African Land UCIS director jailed for hiding assets

Six months for contempt of court

Hannah Godfrey
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A director of unauthorised collective investment scheme (UCIS) African Land who had been declared bankrupt has been jailed for six months for contempt of court for breaching asset freezing injunctions obtained by the FCA.

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