The court heard when the retired police officer set up an office in Wakefield, work had been transferred from Spain.

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Investors got zilch, according to Thomas Coleman, a court-appointed receiver, who in 1986 accompanied police officers storming Marlin's office.

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In a case brought by Alison Halford, the former assistant chief constable of Merseyside police, the court ruled in 1997 that her privacy had been infringed because her internal office phone had been tapped by her colleagues after she made a complaint of sex discrimination.

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