Suffolk conman has targeted millions of elderly people

Long was arrested in April 2018 and December 2018. Imprisonment for eight months Contempt of court when he failed to provide information to help trace his clients’ missing money.

At a High Court hearing, he said he had more than the clothes on his back and a push bike.

He was later charged with two counts of defrauding 115 victims by breach of trust after causing financial losses totaling £11,577,762.

Long He pleaded guilty March at Southwark Crown Court and for the offenses on Friday He was imprisoned for eight years and four months.

His business associate, Raymond Simpson, who is believed to be based in Portugal, was convicted in absentia of two counts of fraud, one between 1 January 2014 and 23 April 2018 and the other between 1 May 2015 and 23 April 2018.

During the sentencing at Southwark Crown Court, Judge Gregory Perrins considered 37 victim impact statements, some of which were read by the prosecution.

The court heard how Long had left some with feelings of “guilt and shame”, while others said they hoped their dead relatives would forgive them.

As Long was jailed, Judge Perrins said: “Your offending has affected many lives and you should be deeply ashamed.”

He added that he abused the trust of particularly vulnerable people “so that your business can continue and you and your family can enjoy all the trappings of wealth”.

Judge Perrins said Simpson had helped Long use the money taken from the trust accounts to “invest in a series of increasingly reckless investments”.