Runaway Barrister Stripped Of Remaining Assets

Thu, 05 Apr 2007

A former barrister who went on the run after being convicted of fraud from an insurance company has been stripped of her remaining assets in her absence.

Jamaican-born Carol Castell von Castell, who was a commercial law specialist, was convicted for conning £80,000 from the company and handed a three year jail sentence, even though she fled the country midway through her trial last year.

Judge, John Higgins, at London’s Southwark Crown Court yesterday ruled that the stolen cash would be confiscated in full.

The judge also ordered further £80,000 in compensation to be paid by her to the loser and £35,000 in costs.

Police have been unable to track von Castell, but believe she is hiding in Spain . If the full amount of charges are not produced within the next two weeks, she will be liable to serve a further year in prison.

The 53-year old ex-lawyer from Kensington, South London, was given a guilty verdict after obtaining a money transfer by deception and perverting the course of justice in a trial last year.

Von Castell, who has previousley served jail time, recently quit work through stress, which led to her conning her insurance company into paying out nearly £80,000 in loss of earnings.

The defendant had claimed she was earning around £120,000 profit per year, a claim that was totally false, and she also tried tricking an accountant into aiding her claim and giving her support .
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