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Ex-vineyard boss goes bust

Apr 19 2009 by Roger Domeneghetti, Sunday Sun

A HIGH-profile businessman at the centre of a fraud probe has been declared bankrupt, the Sunday Sun can reveal.

Tony Hindhaugh, 39, ran the Eaglevlei wine estate in South Africa for more than two years after leaving his home in Morpeth, Northumberland, to follow his dream to set up a wine-making company.

However, the 39-year-old parted company with the wine company after the board of investors raised questions over the way the business was being handled.

The father-of-four has since returned to the UK, to live in West Sussex, and last Monday he was charged with fraud by Northumbria police.

A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: “Anthony James Hindhaugh, 39, of High Street, Lindfield, West Sussex, was charged with fraud on April 14 and is due to appear before Newcastle Magistrates’ Court in May.”

Police cannot confirm how much cash is involved, although it is understood to be a six-figure sum.

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