{
  "id": 857076,
  "title": "Reading FC bidder banned by financial watchdog for forging £170m bond portfolio",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/reading-fc-bidder-banned-by-financial-watchdog-for-forging-170m-bond",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-14T08:53:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/reading-fc-bidder-banned-by-financial-watchdog-for-forging-170m-bond-portfolio/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Reading FC bidder Paul Taylor has been fined almost half a million pounds and banned from working in financial services for lying about his wealth. The Financial Conduct Authority issued the punishment today after finding Taylor guilty of using forged documents that purported to show he owned bonds worth around €200m (£171m). Taylor attempted [...]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "This Is Money",
        "title": "Reading FC bidder banned by FCA over £170m portfolio lie",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/reading-fc-bidder-banned-by-fca-over-170m-portfolio-lie",
        "published": "2026-08-15T07:38:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}