Fake Banker, Spy on U.K. Most Wanted List Arrested Near Zurich

  • Man is accused of taking English woman’s life savings
  • Accused posed as a Swiss banker and spy with U.K’s MI6
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A man accused of taking about 850,000 pounds ($1.12 million) from an English woman by posing as a Swiss banker and British spy has been arrested in Zurich.

Mark Acklom was nabbed near the Swiss city after being tracked down in a joint effort by Swiss and British police, the Avon and Somerset Constabulary said in a statement on its website. He had been on the U.K.’s Most Wanted list of fugitives and was tracked down with the help of a European Arrest Warrant.