Joan the Loan Shark, Aged 78, Walks Free From Court ; Pensioner and Friends Known to Community As 'the Mafia'
Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › February 21, 2010
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A BRISTOL grandmother believed to be one of Britain's oldest loan sharks has walked free from court despite adding massive interest rates to cash handouts.
Pensioner Joan Fionda, known as "Joan the Loan", worked as an agent for catalogue companies Kays and Great Universal in Horfield, Bristol Crown Court heard. But in a lucrative sideline the 78-year- old provided thousands of pounds in loans to vulnerable people, charging huge interest rates. She and her mates were known locally as "The Mafia".See the full content of this document
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Joan the Loan Shark, Aged 78, Walks Free From Court ; Pensioner and Friends Known to Community As 'the Mafia'
She took control of her victims' finances and lives, taking possession of their bank and post office cards and PIN numbers.
In some cases she even had their benefits paid directly into her own bank account, givi...See the full content of this document
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