Fraudster fleeced lottery winnings

Friday 5th June 2009, 3:03PM BST.

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Keith Gough and his then-wife Louise. Mr Gough was fleeced of £700,000 by James Prince

A fraudster fleeced the husband of a Shropshire lottery winner out of £700,000, a court was told today.

Keith Gough, 58, from Bridgnorth, had been given £1.5 million by his former wife after she won £9 million on the lottery in 2005.

He was targeted by 35-year-old James Prince, from Cheshire, who appeared at Chester Crown Court today.

For the full story see Saturday’s Shropshire Star




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