Thieving financier ‘cannot prepare his own food in Wanno’

A financial advisor who stole £15m from investors failed to attend court today (weds) over fears he cannot prepare his own food if moved to a tougher jail. Freddy David, 51, used his good reputation within the Jewish community as managing director of HBFS Wealth Management to sell non-existent opportunities to his clients. David transferred his mother around £176,000 while under investigation and gambled around £36,000 just a few days before he was finally arrested, Southwark Crown Court heard. He…