Accused fraudster live from Tunisia

A woman accused of involvement in a multi-million pound fraud has appeared in court via a video-link from her home in north Africa. Leila Fawaz, 51, was allegedly part of a gang of fraudsters who fleeced victims out of large sums of money for services they never received, between April 2016 and September 2018. The group also set up accounts with retailers and casinos to launder the stolen cash, it was said. Fawaz, formerly of St John’s Wood, northwest London,…