A former property tycoon who was once one of Britains richest men is a convicted rapist who has hidden his past for two decades, a court was told.
Simon Halabi, 60, was the UKs 14th richest man in 2007 with an estimated worth of £3 billion. His assets included the London headquarters of JP Morgan and a £30 million stake in the Shard.
The Syrian-born entrepreneur was hit by the credit crunch and was declared bankrupt in 2010 over a £56 million bank loan. He was later sued for divorce by his Lithuanian wife Urte.
It has now been revealed that a French court convicted him of raping a woman in her early 20s in 1998. French police reports state that he sl…
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