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Dale Kirk - Champagne Charlie

Dale Kirk from Bowdon, Cheshire is a former IFA for a financial services company in Altrincham near Sale. Dale Kirk was convicted of fraud, theft and deception in 2002 and was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for his crimes.

High life of King Con

A SMOOTH-TALKING financial adviser funded a lavish-lifestyle by conning up to £700,000 from a series of trusting clients. Speedboat owner Dale Kirk - known as Champagne Charlie - lived in a £300,000 Cheshire home, always wore immaculate suits and shirts with cufflinks, drove a top-of-the-range Mercedes, flew first class on holidays to the Bahamas and enjoyed weekends away at holiday homes in Wales.

Jail for 'champagne' conman

A FINANCIAL advisor who swindled nearly £700,000 pounds from investors and squandered it on a millionaire lifestyle was jailed for four and a half years on Friday. Dale Kirk, 43, who was nicknamed 'Champagne Charlie' by clients, conned them into parting with their life savings falsely claiming they would be invested on high interest accounts. Over a five-year period he spent all the stolen cash on a string of luxuries, entertained a mistress and was known for living a champagne lifestyle in some of Cheshire's trendiest bars and restaurants.

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