Posted 1/26/2024, 1:53:00 PM
UK Freezes £75M in Assets of Tory Peer and Husband in PPE Contract Investigation
- Assets of former Tory peer Michelle Mone and husband Doug Barrowman frozen under court order obtained by Crown Prosecution Service
- Relates to investigation into PPE Medpro, a company led by Barrowman that won £200m in PPE contracts from the UK government
- Assets frozen include London townhouse, properties in Glasgow, Isle of Man estate, bank accounts worth total of £75m
- Freeze allows businesses and assets of Barrowman family to still operate, per couple's spokesperson
- PPE Medpro being sued by UK health department for £122m over allegations of breach of contract and unjust enrichment related to unused NHS gowns