John Bernard, a convicted thief and con artist named John Clifton Davies, fleeced dozens of tech startups out of an estimated $30 million. Davies served 16 months in jail before being cleared of murdering his wife on their honeymoon in India. Davies’ fraud convictions stemmed from a series of U.K. companies he set up supposedly to help troubled companies reorganize their debt. Davies ended up looting what little money his clients had left and spending it on lavish cars, home furnishings, vacations and luxury watches.”]
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/investment-scammer-john-davies-reinvents-himself/