By Kiran Sajan
@KiranSajan2021
Senior Reporter
A man and woman accused of defrauding Hook residents out of hundreds of thousands of pounds appeared in court to address multiple charges.
Richard Evans, 40, from Alton Road in South Warnborough, faces 10 charges, including fraud and the transfer and possession of criminal property. His partner, 38-year-old Alexandra Evans, also of the same address, is charged with one count of possession of criminal property.
During their court appearance at Winchester Crown Court on July 31, both defendants addressed the charges related to defrauding over £600,000 from eight individuals.
Richard Evans specifically faces allegations of making false representations to potential investors, claiming he would invest their money through a sports trust with guaranteed annual returns, knowing this to be false. He is also charged with transferring criminal property through cash deposits made between May 24, 2017, and November 15, 2022.
Both Richard and Alexandra Evans are charged with possession of criminal property linked to these cash deposits during the same period. In court, they only confirmed their names and their positions regarding the charges.
The trial is set to commence on March 24, 2025, and both defendants were released on conditional bail until the trial date.