Manuel Fernandez Threatened vVoosh Worker With Jail Over Alleged Email Hacking, Citing £9 Million Startup's Royal Links
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Updated · BBC.com · May 20
Manuel Fernandez Threatened vVoosh Worker With Jail Over Alleged Email Hacking, Citing £9 Million Startup's Royal Links
1 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 20
A BBC-obtained recording shows Manuel Fernandez and security adviser Mark Harry threatening a vVoosh contractor with prison over alleged email hacking, saying he had put royal security at risk.
The worker, owed thousands in unpaid invoices, says he secretly recorded a 2017 meeting after Fernandez claimed he had been summoned to Buckingham Palace over the company’s "VIP shareholders".
Alex was later arrested and questioned for 3 hours over the hacking allegation, but no charges followed; he says Fernandez carried through on threats to involve police, while the Met would not comment.
Fernandez strongly disputed allegations about his conduct and vVoosh’s finances, and Harry also denied wrongdoing; Buckingham Palace said it could not comment on Sarah Ferguson’s affairs.
vVoosh collapsed last year without launching a product after raising more than £9 million, and administrators are pursuing a former director believed to be Fernandez for £324,609 in a disputed claim.
After another business failure tied to her name, what is Sarah Ferguson's real accountability for her partners' actions?
With a royal's name used in threats and £9M lost, can UK law reach a fugitive businessman in Italy?