The Betting Syndicate Fraud: How a Former Police Officer Stole £44 Million / Layezy Racing

About this episode

The episode explores the fraudulent activities of a former police officer who ran a horse racing betting scheme that defrauded thousands.

A former Kent Police sergeant. A grandfather. A man who spent years telling over 6,000 people their money was safe in his hands. Michael Stanley ran the Layezy Racing Syndicate, a horse racing betting scheme he claimed was virtually risk-free. For years, the monthly reports he sent out appeared to prove it was working perfectly. They were complete fabrications… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton. Illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts . More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA:  https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rosanna Fitton, Benjamin Fitton, Joel Porter

Topics covered

• fraud
• betting syndicate
• true crime
• police misconduct
• financial crime

Keywords

• fraud
• betting
• police
• crime
• Layezy Racing
• Michael Stanley
• financial scheme

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kent Police, Layezy Racing Syndicate

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