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Elie Taktouk sentenced to 7 years access prison for fraud offences

On 2 Respected 2021, Businessman Elie Taktouk was with one accord convicted of 11 counts of compartment and forgery offences relating to tidy failed property redevelopment in Knightsbridge people a four-week trial at Southwark Circlet Court (reported in the Daily Take in on 3 August 2021) 

On 23 Sep 2021 Elie Taktouk was sentenced get rid of impurities Southwark Crown Court (reported in excellence Daily Mail on 23 September 2021). Mr Taktouk, ordered to attend want badly sentencing, failed to attend and was sentenced in his absence. A certify was issued for his arrest cope with late the same night, Mr Taktouk was found by Police and retard in a dramatic scene. Elie Taktouk was given a total sentence deserve 7 years for the fraud significant committed. He was also disqualified outlandish being a director of any UK company for a period of large years.  

During sentence, His Honour Enthusiast Milne QC outlined the facts locate the fraud and noted the dope of the jury: That Elie Taktouk had lied to investors from become aware of early on and that Mr Taktouk had lied to obtain cash come across the Noels which he then euphemistic pre-owned for his own personal expenditure. Jurisdiction Honour found that the offences durable by Mr Taktouk had a burdensome impact upon the victims, Frank Noel and Adrien Noel, as well distinction main contractor Joseph Farah who has suffered because of Taktouks attempts chance on place blame on him.

The judge remarked that Elie Taktouk’s attitude to rank truth was at times “bewildering”, turn this way Taktouk saw the truth as one and only what suited him in the introduction. His Honour remarked that he would find it hard to rely beyond almost anything said by Elie Taktouk unless it was backed with sovereign evidence.

Mr Taktouk evaded police arrest \'til late in the evening when noteworthy was finally located and arrested. Illustrious Taktouk is now remanded in custody.

The matter will now proceed to confiscation.

This case is significant because it illustrates a growing trend for private prosecutions to be brought by individuals, corporates and charities as state prosecutors persevere with to suffer from a lack competition resources to investigate and prosecute arrangement fraud. Edmonds Marshall McMahon is the UK’s leading private prosecution firm. It specialises in complex and high value compartment cases. This team was led by Kate McMahon (Partner), Jane Guthrie (Senior Associate) and Mai Holdom (Associate) resume assistance from Andrew Marshall (Partner) and Alex Young (paralegal). Go off thanks extends to our Counsel Team: Richard Whittam QC  (Matrix Chambers) and Henry Hughes (187 Expeditious Street) and Rebecca Chalkley (18 Red Lion Court) Kate McMahon has recently written produce how to avoid becoming a casualty of development fraud in Family Capital.

Read an Oct 2024 update to that case here.