Men jailed over £70m tree-planting investment scam

BBC UK Thursday 03 September 2026, 12:44 UTC 1 min read

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Matthew Pickard, Stephen Greenaway and Paul Laver ran a pensions investment fraud in Bournemouth.

Matthew Pickard (PERSON) Stephen Greenaway (PERSON) Paul Laver (PERSON) Bournemouth (LOCATION)

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