Five charged over collapse of law firm Axiom Ince
The Serious Fraud Office has charged five men, including two solicitors, with offences including fraud, forgery and the destruction of documents, following the collapse of the law firm Axiom Ince and alleged improper use of more than £60m of client money.
The firm’s CEO and director Pragnesh Modhwadia is charged alongside co-director Shyam Mistry and chief financial officer Muhammad Ali with two counts of fraud by abuse of position.
They are alleged to
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