Jail looms for ‘Champagne Charlie’

A serial conman dubbed ‘Champagne Charlie’ who once ripped off the boss of a charity founded by Prince Harry is facing years behin bars for selling bogus corporate packages for Wimbledon. John Clugston, 73, went to Soho-based independent entertainment company Parkland Pictures offering tickets to the tennis event in 2018. Clugston told Parkland Pictures employee John Cairns his name was David and he was from The Friendly Society. He offered a ‘premium’ deal for £1,500 including a pair of tickets,…