FRAUD CHARGE

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20387, 30 December 1937, Page 5

FRAUD CHARGE

GIRL COMPANY DIRECTOR 11 SHARE-PUSHING ’* CONCERN Alleged to have played a prominent part in what prosecuting counsel declared was a share-pushing Concern, an attractive girl was remanded at the Guildhall, London. She was Dorothy Florence Brander, aged 25. company director, of Curzon Road. Muswcll Hill. With her in the dock were Colonel .Tames Harvey Brown, aged 57. com- ! pany director, of Kensington Hall Gar- | dens, and William Robinson, aged 73, of Brunswick Square, Brighton. All three were accused of conspiring to cheat and defraud such perpci’iiritiec and -hare.- to the city firm of Ken West. Robinson was defended by Miss 1! \\ Prothcro. solicitor. “ To put it colloquially, this is a

share-pushing concern.” said Mr i Lawson-Walton. who prosecuted. « “ Brown admitted that he had ] bought the company of Ken West for “ Brown is an undischarged bank- j rupt, and in letters he describes himself as the manager of the company. He told Inspector Glasspool, ‘ I am the ! company.’ " Mr Lawson-Walton said that Miss < Brander was a registered director of , the company and not a dummy direc- . tor. She kept the books, signed let- ( ters and cheques, and operated the « banking account, arid was present i when alleged victims were interviewed j < by j , " f ! II Deficiency of £10.413 I , stated that Brown was adjudicated t bankrupt in 193 4 with a deficiency of f f 10.413. and aeain in 1938 with a de- r flciency of £9849. Hr had not taken , f his discharge from either bankruptcy, j £ A builder living in Kent told of his j

meeting with Robinson and of Robin- J son driving down to his place In a j big car. | Subsequently, at lunch, Robinson suggested that he (witness) should » buy shares in Voice Records, Limited. lie went to Ken West’s, and Miss Brander introduced him to Brown. He bought 1300 shares for £750. 1 A company director, of Balham, said that Robinson advised him to buy quickly from Ken West, Limited, shares in Consolidated Gold Alluvials of British Columbia. He bought 1000 shares. On telling Robinson what he had done. Robinson advised him to buy some more if he could afford it. He returned and bought another 1000 Another witness living in Surrey said he bought 2000 Alluvials shares, and when Robinson invited him to lunch and told him hr had not bought enough he purcha.-ed another 3000 Mr Lawson-Walton mentioned that __ ther that dav Pub I»r It > had caused Bail was allowed. u