Bent accountant jailed for conning his friend

A crooked City accountant who conned a wealthy American philanthropist out of more than £5m to buy a lakeside home was jailed for eight years. Edward Tully, 62, was trusted to run the UK operations by lifelong friend Allen Skolnick between 2007 and 2013. But Tully betrayed him over a six year period, falsifying finances while using the money to fund his own accountancy firm and splashed out on a luxury home in Huntingdon, Cambs. The thief also blew a…