Opera singer ‘drugged’ wealthy widow

An opera singer who claims to have performed for the Queen used drugs to cheat a wealthy widow out of more than £100,000, a court heard. Andrew Amdur, 48, is said to have fleeced Elizabeth Shaheen, 67, by pretending he would organise a party in memory of her late husband. The court heard how Amdur charged her £10,000 to organise the party at the L’Escargot restaurant, Soho, but the memorial do never occurred. Amdur is said to have lied to…