Sprint legend Usain Bolt has reportedly lost several millions from the accounts of a Jamaican investment company. An employee of the company is suspected in the case.
A sprint legend Usain Bolt’s is suspected of being the target of fraud, say the man’s lawyers.
Among other things, a news channel CNN (switch to another service) reported on Friday that, according to his lawyers, the Jamaican star has lost 12.8 million dollars from his account.
The authorities suspect that Bolt may have been the victim of gross fraud.
Jamaican newspaper The Gleaner (you’re moving to another service) already reported last week that Bolt has lost millions of dollars from the accounts of an investment company called Stocks and Securities Limited.
Bolt is reported to have invested for several years in that investment company. Bolt realized the money was missing on Wednesday of last week, after which he contacted the authorities.
Law enforcement authorities in Jamaica have also received other complaints about SSL. The Financial Services Commission of Jamaica announced on Tuesday that it had taken SSL into temporary control.
Operations director of the investment company Everton McFarlane said on Thursday that the fraud was allegedly committed by SSL’s customer relations manager.
– Fraud of this level has never happened before, McFarlane stated.
Lawyer Linton Gordon according to Bolt has not made any withdrawals or transfers from that account recently. Bolt is considering legal action if he doesn’t get his money back.
According to lawyers, Bolt currently has $12,000 in his account.
Bolt’s agent Ricky Simms confirmed to CNN that the alleged fraud is under investigation. However, he could not confirm how much money is missing from the account.
CNN has obtained Gordon’s letter to SSL, in which Bolt demands the return of $12.8 million that has “mysteriously” disappeared.
During his sporting years, Bolt was one of the world’s highest-paid athletes. The sprinting great is estimated to have earned up to 150 million dollars during his career.
Bolt is one of the world’s greatest athletes of all time. He has eight Olympic golds and 11 world championships. Bolt ran the current 100m (9.58) and 200m (19.19) world records at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
The Jamaican legend ended his career at the 2017 World Championships in London.