Millionaire embezzler freed to top up suntan

From: Evening News - Scotland | Date: August 30, 2002 | Copyright information

A MILLIONAIRE rogue convicted of embezzling almost GBP 2.4 million from his holiday firm bosses has been given another month to top up his tan.

A judge at the High Court in Edinburgh even changed Iain Cowper's bail conditions so that he can travel back to the scene of the crime on the sunshine island of Ibiza.

Cowper will be given back the passport he had earlier surrendered - but not his GBP 100,000 bail.

Edinburgh-born Cowper, 55, had returned to court to be sentenced yesterday after being found guilty of a cheque scam.

But nothing happened because lawyers cannot agree details of who, if ...

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