Con-Artist Uses His Rothschild Name for Conning
What’s in a name…?
Quite a lot when you consider that the unemplyed Alexander Marc de Rothschild-Hatton managed to wangle more than £300,000 from divorcee Christine Handy. Using his “Rothschild” name to great effect. He apparently claimed to be financier Edmund De Rothschild’s illegitimate son and embellished his ruse with some additional financial flashery…
BBC: Unemployed De Rothschild-Hatton of Bowling Green Road, Cirencester, claimed to be an Oxford-educated international financier as part of his ruse to bleed more than £300,000 from Ms Handy, Bristol Crown Court was told.
The jury heard De Rothschild-Hatton told “preposterous” lies to Ms Handy who had her fourth child with the defendant, in an attempt to take considerable sums of money from her.
One can only speculate that his tales included wonderful holidays in the Mediterranean sun with Lord Mandelson.
