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City fund managers convicted in £46m sovereign wealth fund fraud

News Team, 13/12/2022

Three fund managers have been convicted of a large-scale fraud which resulted in losses of £46 million to the Libyan Sovereign Wealth Fund.

Frederic Marino and Yoshika Ohmura were found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud by abuse of position. Aurelien Bessot pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by abuse of position of trust prior to the start of the trial.

The NCA’s seven year investigation, conducted with close cooperation from the C...


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