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Maurice Miskelly, 62, allegedly swindled the fortune from Jamaican activist Patsy Robertson. Ms Robertson served as Director of Information for the Commonwealth Secretariat and Official Spokesperson for the Commonwealth between 1983 and 1994. Described as charming and eloquent, she died from heart failure, aged 86, in August last year.  According to the charges, Miskelly duped the ambassador into handing over the money by pretending he would invest it on her behalf in ‘property schemes’ be...

By Harry Howard For Mailonline 15:03 17 Dec 2020, updated 15:10 17 Dec 2020 1 shares Ms Robertson served as a Commonwealth official between 1983 and 1994 Was spokesperson and Director of Information for Commonwealth Secretariat Miskelly failed to attend Westminster Magistrates Court after he was summoned Patsy Robertson, who died in August, was a Commonwealth official An accused fraudster charged with stealing more than £1m from a former Commonwealth d...