Economics

Cash recovered from ex-Nasa scientist turned scammer

John Burford was jailed in 2025 after taking more than £1m from his victims.

The majority of over £1 million lost by investors to a former Nasa scientist's fraudulent scheme is set to be returned. John Burford, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, admitted to defrauding

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