UK Liquidator Jonathan Harris Sinclair Accused of Being the Mastermind Behind the £322,000 Theft, Fraud, Perjury, Perverting the Course of Justice, and Obstruction of Creditors and the CPS from Recovering Funds Owed by Convicted Fraudster
LONDON, UK – 28 June 2025 – The North London and Hendon-based liquidator Sinclair Harris, led by Jonathan Harris Sinclair, has been accused of stealing £322,000 from Rodney Whiston-Dew, a bankrupt and convicted fraudster. Mr. Whiston-Dew stands as a beneficiary of funds emanating from Judmick Estates Ltd, a company for which Sinclair Harris is acting. Mr. Sinclair is accused of theft, fraud, perjury, obstructing creditors, and obstructing the CPS in an abuse of his position as liquidator.
Financial Fraudster News Investigations has uncovered evidence that Mr. Sinclair, aided and abetted by employees from Sinclair Harris, made a series of false liquidator reports to Companies House to cover up his wrongdoing. Documents show that Mr. Sinclair, for several years, has allegedly been stealing money held in trust to pay debts owed by Mr. Whiston-Dew. These funds were purportedly held in an escrow account that was reported to be beyond Mr. Sinclair's reach, in the region of £322,000.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and lawyers for Mr. Whiston-Dew have been unable to verify the whereabouts of the money, which is needed to pay creditors and satisfy the Proceeds of Crime Order against Mr. Whiston-Dew. Financial Fraudster News Investigations has seen letters from the CPS that Mr. Sinclair has failed to respond to.
Financial Fraudster News Investigations has also seen bankruptcy documents revealing that Mr. Whiston-Dew’s main creditor, owed over £3.3 million, has brought separate civil action and has sought a charge over the funds purportedly held by Harris’s solicitors in trust, subject to a court order. It appears that Harris has personally taken control of these funds and has, over the years, allegedly begun to steal without regard for the courts, creditors, and the CPS.
Financial Fraudster News Investigations has been shown documents indicating that Harris is now fully exposed to criminal and civil sanctions. He has not only allegedly submitted false statements to the Companies House Registrar but has also sought to pervert the course of justice. He will now be required to provide a robust account for the alleged ‘criminal’ conduct in his attempt to justify why a creditor is not entitled to cash purportedly held in trust for Mr. Whiston-Dew, which is now widely speculated to have been stolen by Harris following his alleged abuse of position.
Financial Fraudster News Investigations has seen an email from lawyer David Maxwell Middleburgh (pictured left) of Setfords Law Ltd, now instructed by Mr. Sinclair. Mr. Middleburgh and Setfords Law have seemingly aided and abetted the fraud by making fraudulent misrepresentations, denying that the funds held by Mr. Sinclair were no longer held for Mr. Whiston-Dew despite orders made during several Proceeds of Crime proceedings previously reliant on undertakings given by Mr. Sinclair's former lawyers. Financial Fraudster News Investigations has expanded its inquiries to uncover the identification of the firm or lawyer who originally gave the undertaking.
The full extent of both Mr. Sinclair and Mr. Middleburgh's alleged 'criminal' conduct remains unknown, but concerns relate to facts that fraudulent misrepresentations concerning funds belonging to Mr. Whiston-Dew, involving these individuals and the furtherance of fraud by lawyer Mr. Middleburgh, require further expansive investigations.
Financial Fraudster News Investigations has contacted Mr. Whiston-Dew for a response to Sinclair Harris's denial that any funds were held on trust and has asked Harris, creditors, and the CPS for comment. All have so far declined to comment.
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