George Cottrell: The aristocrat and convicted fraudster linked to Nigel Farage
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George Wright
Summary
The article profiles George Cottrell, a 32-year-old aristocrat and convicted fraudster who is a longtime ally of Nigel Farage. Cottrell, born into aristocracy as the grandson of the third Baron Manton, was expelled from school due to a gambling addiction, later volunteered for Farage in 2015, and became Ukip's head of fundraising at age 22. He was convicted of fraud in the US and is now at the center of controversy involving Farage.
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· 3 pulledCottrell reportedly left education without A-levels after being expelled from Malvern College in Worcestershire due to a 'gambling addiction'.
Cottrell volunteered for him in an Essex by-election in 2015 and was rewarded with a role as Ukip's head of fundraising, aged 22.
The 32-year-old reported crypto entrepreneur, once convicted of fraud in the US, is a long-time Farage ally.
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