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Conman receives suspended sentence for fraud

Fraudster Stuart Schlomo Hirt has received a suspended sentence after lying to clothing supplies in a desperate bid to save his business.

February 25, 2010 15:30

ByAnonymous, Anonymous

2 min read

A once respected businessman who lied to suppliers and investigators in a desperate bid to keep his ailing clothing company afloat has received a suspended prison sentence.

Stuart Schlomo Hirt, 56, pleaded guilty to obtaining property by deception, making a false statement and forgery, having previously denied the allegations.

St Albans Crown Court heard today (Thursday) that Hirt, from Bushey, Hertfordshire, had built up a successful business after settling in the UK from Israel in 1977.

His children attended private school and the family enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle, after he expanded his business from just one shop in the West End.