The FCA has obtained a confiscation order against convicted fraudster John Burford, the former NASA physicist who defrauded more than 100 investors out of £1m between 2016 and 2021.

Former NASA physicist John Burford has been sentenced to two years in prison in a £1m UK investment fraud case, following a prosecution brought by the FCA.

Former NASA physicist John Burford has pleaded guilty in a £1m investment fraud case, following a prosecution brought by the FCA.

The FCA has charged Mansfield-based John Burford with carrying on an unauthorised business and dishonestly misleading investors.