Auditors walked from holiday ‘swindle’

Auditors resigned after a company boss accused of a £226m property swindle provided no evidence of development funding for Caribbean resorts, a court heard. David Ames, 70, is accused of three counts of fraud by abuse of position while running Harlequin Management Services South East Limited (HMSSE). The former boss allegedly encouraged investors to purchase overseas properties in the Caribbean before they were built and then failed to give them anything in return. Prosecutors claim he persuaded the investors to…