Fraudster rues Nazi cup 'curse'
A fraudster who stole hundreds of pounds from a friend has blamed his crime on a Nazi chalice he was given.
Derick Smith, 58, of Stanley, County Durham, forged Lesley Shaw's cheques after promising to use the chalice as a bank guarantee to start a business.
He was fined after admitting fraud at Newcastle Crown Court.
The former show jumper is now blaming the silver cup, which was looted from Herman Goering's mansion in 1945, for a string of misfortunes.
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Derick Smith, 58, of Stanley, County Durham, forged Lesley Shaw's cheques after promising to use the chalice as a bank guarantee to start a business.
He was fined after admitting fraud at Newcastle Crown Court.
The former show jumper is now blaming the silver cup, which was looted from Herman Goering's mansion in 1945, for a string of misfortunes.