Overview

• Anopkumar Maudhoo, 46, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court after pleading guilty to 31 offences, including 14 counts of fraud by false representation.
• Prosecutors said he duped 45 buyers into paying at least £8.5m for up to 75 homes or plots he had no right to sell between April 2021 and December 2024.
• He operated under aliases such as Vincent LeBeouf and Pascal Burns, using forged identity papers and solicitors’ stamps to stage convincing transactions.
• Investigators said the proceeds funded a lavish lifestyle that included 19 supercars and a £97,000 speedboat, with some assets already seized.
• Police are pursuing further recoveries to compensate victims, and Interpol issued a Silver Notice to help trace remaining assets worldwide.