Mystery Man at Centre of Two 'John Moores' Case
Andrew Alderson and Ben Sheppard
Telegraph.co.uk
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Middlesex (UK):
It is the bizarre story of the two "John Moores":
the fraudulent one sitting in the dock claiming not to remember his name and the real one sitting anonymously in the public gallery, eager to set eyes on the impostor who stole his identity.
Meanwhile, the real John Moore, 46, an IT manager from Uxbridge, attended the hearing at Middlesex crown court because he wanted "closure" on a case which has haunted him for 14 years.
Mr Moore told yesterday how he had first encountered difficulties in 1991 when he had a call from the police saying that a vagrant who had been arrested identified himself as "John Moore". The man was not charged. The police later informed Mr Moore that he should not encounter further difficulties.
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See Also:
Amnesia Claim in £33K Con
Amnesia' Man on Fraud Rap
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However, in 2001 his tax code kept altering even though his circumstances had not changed. Then his medical records disappeared from his local surgery after the fraudster apparently asked for them to be switched to a GP in central London.
Finally, in 2003, Mr Moore received a letter from Westminster council over alleged benefit fraud in his name.The accused, who was referred to simply as "male unknown", admitted seven counts of forgery between 1991 and 2003.The mysterious fraudster, a Scotsman believed to be in his 40s, was examined by four amnesia experts:
two concluded he was faking his condition, while two others believed that he was suffering from memory loss.On Thursday the impostor was granted unconditional bail. A special hearing will consider his claim that he has amnesia in the new year. Afterwards, he will be sentenced and he could face a prison sentence.
Dec 11, 2005
Andrew Alderson and Ben Sheppard
Telegraph.co.uk
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Middlesex (UK):
It is the bizarre story of the two "John Moores":
the fraudulent one sitting in the dock claiming not to remember his name and the real one sitting anonymously in the public gallery, eager to set eyes on the impostor who stole his identity.
Meanwhile, the real John Moore, 46, an IT manager from Uxbridge, attended the hearing at Middlesex crown court because he wanted "closure" on a case which has haunted him for 14 years.
Mr Moore told yesterday how he had first encountered difficulties in 1991 when he had a call from the police saying that a vagrant who had been arrested identified himself as "John Moore". The man was not charged. The police later informed Mr Moore that he should not encounter further difficulties.
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See Also:
Amnesia Claim in £33K Con
Amnesia' Man on Fraud Rap
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However, in 2001 his tax code kept altering even though his circumstances had not changed. Then his medical records disappeared from his local surgery after the fraudster apparently asked for them to be switched to a GP in central London.
Finally, in 2003, Mr Moore received a letter from Westminster council over alleged benefit fraud in his name.The accused, who was referred to simply as "male unknown", admitted seven counts of forgery between 1991 and 2003.The mysterious fraudster, a Scotsman believed to be in his 40s, was examined by four amnesia experts:
two concluded he was faking his condition, while two others believed that he was suffering from memory loss.On Thursday the impostor was granted unconditional bail. A special hearing will consider his claim that he has amnesia in the new year. Afterwards, he will be sentenced and he could face a prison sentence.
Dec 11, 2005
