Former NASA scientist must pay back £650,000 to scam victims

A former NASA scientist turned investment advisor who blew client cash on luxury holidays must pay back more than £650,000 to his victims. John Burford, 86, accepted more than £1m from more than 100 punters over three years in an investment scheme he called ‘Tramline Trader.’ Burford, of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, was jailed for two years at Southwark Crown Court in September 2025 year after admitting one count of fraud by false representation and three counts of unauthorised trading. He has…