The fall of playboy Eric Watson from the top

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date October 28, 2020

The Detail – New Zealand businessman Eric Watson is currently in a London jail, brought down by a man with deeper pockets and a big score to settle. How did it come to this?

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