article_snippet: Five members of staff at Richard Worth estate agents were made redundant due to the losses while Richard Worth fell into financial ruin.
article_snippet: Company director, Steven Jones, who runs Richard Worth under the names Richard Worth Ltd, Richard Worth Residential Ltd and Richard Worth Holdings Ltd, told Reading Crown Court Company director, Steven Jones, who runs the company under the names Richard Worth Ltd, Richard Worth Residential Ltd and Richard Worth Holdings Ltd had known Kremer for almost 20 years.
article_snippet: After the discovery, Mr Jones did everything Mr Jones could to minimise financial ruin for Richard Worth.
article_snippet: Mr Jones had to borrow £250,000 personally and made redundant five members of staff.
article_snippet: Mr Jones took on a £1million debt which will take many years to repay. '
article_snippet: The business was the bedrock of Mr Jones retirement planning and Mr Jones doubts Mr Jones will ever recover from the financial disaster.'
article_snippet: Jailing Richard Worth estate agents in Wokingham for five years