A secretive new company set up by an aristocratic convicted fraudster with close ties to Nigel Farage’s Reform party “raises real red flags”, a leading anti-corruption expert has warned.
George Cottrell has used his connections to the UK’s ultra-rich to raise millions for Farage’s political parties in official and unofficial roles before and after being convicted of wire fraud in the US in 2016.
These days, public documents suggest the 31-year-old resides in Montenegro, where he has been accused of laundering cryptocurrency to fund a political party – allegations his lawyers have strongly denied.
