Ritz conman ‘has spent all his money’

12 April 2012

A con artist who staged the "sale" of the Ritz is being allowed to settle a confiscation order by selling his battered Renault Laguna.

Lorry driver Anthony Lee, 49, was jailed for five years in July after tricking buyers into handing over a £1 million deposit, claiming he had a contract to sell the hotel for a "bargain" £250 million. A confiscation hearing at Southwark crown court was told Lee is "no longer a man of circumstance", with assets amounting to a Renault Laguna worth just £1,000.

Dominic Lewis, prosecuting, said a significant dent had been put in Lee's profits following civil claims.

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