Eight-time Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter, Usain Bolt, was defrauded of millions of dollars in his account with Stocks and Securities Ltd, an investment company based in Kingston. The sum of $12 million was reported to have mysteriously disappeared from Bolt’s account in a statement released by his lawyer. The account with the company was created to act as a pension for both of his parents and Usain Bolt, an Associated Press reported. “The account was part of Bolt’s retirement and lifetime savings. It’s distressing news for anyone, and certainly in the case of Mr Bolt; who established this account as part of his private pension. “We will be going to court with the matter” if the company does not return the funds. “It is a grave disappointment, and we are hoping that the matter will be resolved in a way that Mr Bolt will recover his money and be able to live in peace,” his lawyer, Linton P. Gordon, told Fortune magazine over the phone on Wednesday. Stocks and Securities Ltd said in a statement on January 12 stated that it was aware of the fraudulent transaction orchestrated by a former employee of theirs and has alerted necessary authorities. It also assured that necessary precautions to secure customers’ assets are put in place to avoid such repeating itself. Jamaica’s Finance Minister, Nigel Clarke reacted to the development with claims that SSL had committed “alarming and evil fraud” and promised to “bring all perpetrators to justice.”
Chelsea agree to a €12m transfer for Molde forward Fofana
Highly-rated Ivorian forward David Datro Fofana will be coming over to Stamford Bridge in January, as Chelsea has reportedly agreed to a €12 million (£11m/$12m) deal with Molde for him.
Fofana who gave a nod to the deal on his 20th birthday, had signed a 4-year deal with Norwegian football club, Molde in February 2021. He scored 24 goals in 65 appearances.
Throwing more light on the deal, popular Italian journalist, Fabrizio Romano reported that there is a “full agreement between all parties” regarding Fofana’s move to England and that medical tests in west London will now take place.
Fofana who is now preparing to take on a new challenge with the Premier League heavyweights, will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of former Molde stars that have gone before him in England.