Британец, осужденный в Лондоне за мошенничество, похитил у граждан Гайаны 145 миллионов долларов

Sep 05, 2026 News Kaieteur News- Hardeep Singh, the British man accused of scamming four Guyanese out of $145 million, had previously spent three years and four months in prison in the United Kingdom for fraud. Under the name Hardeep Bharya, he was among five persons accused of stealing £400,000 from wealthy customers of a Lloyds Bank branch in Ealing, London. Bharya was jailed in 2016 and was 30 years old at the time. According to UK news outlet MyLondon, Bharya and his accomplices carried out the fraud with the assistance of a bank insider, who was a former employee of the branch. The group reportedly colluded to siphon off large sums of money before laundering the proceeds and sending them overseas to be withdrawn. They were convicted and sentenced by Harrow Crown Court in London on 8th June, 2016. MyLondon reported that Bharya admitted to two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud by abuse of position, one count of possessing or controlling an article for use in fraud, and another count of dishonestly making a false representation to make a gain. However, the Lloyds Bank fraud was not the first fraud case in which Bharya had been implicated. Prior to that conviction, he was charged in connection with other fraudulent schemes, including one involving a driver-training company called Fast Track HGV. A Mirror investigation into the company found that it claimed to operate a nationwide network of training centres, with branded lorries featured on its website. The company advertised itself as offering “the best quality driver training course in the UK” with customer support and real job opportunities. It was later found that the company was being used to launder money and scam customers. The Mirror reported that the promised courses and lorries did not exist, while genuine third-party firms that could have provided the training turned away Fast Track customers because they had not been paid. Customers who demanded refunds were hit with hefty cancellation charges. Those seeking to cancel their subscriptions were reportedly required to pay £640 from the £1,400 they had already paid. When customers contacted the company to make complaints, Bharya reportedly avoided them by claiming that he was not in the office. The scheme eventually caught up with him when Fast Track HGV was investigated and prosecuted by Enfield Trading Standards at Wood Green Crown Court in North London. The court found that the company’s accounts had a £450,000 “black hole” — money paid by customers that could not be accounted for. Judge Dean, who presided over the case, was quoted as telling Bharya: “Many of your victims were men who had been made redundant and were desperate to rebuild their lives.” On the day Bharya was jailed, the Mirror published an article by journalist Andrew Penman, who had investigated his fraudulent schemes. The headline read: “Karma’s a hitch for HGV training conman Hardeep Bharya as he is jailed for 42 months.” Penman opened the article with the line: “Justice at last for a lying fraudster who lived the high life by fleecing people who had been made redundant in the recession.” The journalist recalled confronting Bharya during his investigation about the allegations against him. “I’m not a crook, I’m a respected person,” Bharya reportedly responded, before adding, “I’m a firm believer in Karma.” Penman noted that during Bharya’s sentencing, the judge made it clear that he had caused considerable stress and anxiety to men who were already under financial pressure, while he was allegedly spending money on designer clothes and enjoying weekends abroad. Penman also recalled that Bharya was driving a £100,000 Bentley Continental when he first met him. From UK Conviction to Guyana Fast forward to 2026, and it appears that Hardeep Singh Bharya has become the subject of another fraud investigation — this time in Guyana. Police told Kaieteur News that Bharya, who operates as the Chief Executive Officer of Modular Builds Guyana Inc., allegedly collected $145 million from four persons after promising to construct properties for them. The four clients reportedly met Bharya at the 2024 edition of the Guyana Building Expo, where he presented himself as the person conducting business on behalf of Modular Builds Guyana Inc. A background check of the company by Kaieteur News found that it operates from a fabrication building just off one of the roundabouts along the Heroes Highway. The company advertises that it specialises in prefabricated buildings and steel construction, using a factory equipped with what it describes as state-of-the-art machinery. Police said four persons who visited Bharya’s booth at the building expo subsequently entered into written agreements with him for the construction of their properties. One client advanced $28 million for the construction of four two-bedroom apartments. However, the company allegedly only erected the columns and laid about 100 blocks. Another client advanced $50 million for an 11-storey apartment building, but the British national allegedly only delivered four truckloads of sand to the property. A third individual advanced $22 million for the construction of a three-storey commercial building, but only minor works were reportedly completed. The fourth client paid $45 million for a three-storey apartment complex, but only about 15 per cent of the work was completed. A short while later, Bharya reportedly disappeared. Police said they received information that he had fled Guyana and was presently in the United Kingdom. Kaieteur News has since learnt that the four clients may not be the only persons who paid Modular Builds Guyana Inc. for construction projects. The newspaper is in possession of a list of clients who reportedly entered into deals with the company involving sums totalling close to $1 billion. The investigation is continuing. Discover more from Kaieteur News Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Similar Articles Leave a Reply Cancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Listen to the The Glenn Lall Show Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall Blunt of the day Sports Sep 05, 2026 2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. JKM at Providence – Hetmyer, Hope, Dindyal lead batting charge (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors announced their arrival home with a brutal 8-wicket... 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