Six members of a ponzi scheme gang who 'hounded' elderly victims out of £6million have been jailed for 18 years.
David Clarkson, 70, of Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, masterminded the operation, admitting conspiracy to defraud, money laundering and perverting the course of justice.
He was jailed for seven and a half years on Tuesday at Southwark Crown Court.
The remaining defendants were all found guilty in March after a six-month trial and were also sentenced on Tuesday.
Elderly victims aged between 60 and 90 were the main target of the gang with high-pressure sales tactics to push them into handing over money - one later commented she was 'hounded' into parting with her savings.
