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  "path": "/news/fraudster-gemma-kingsley-pleads-guilty-lies-men-fund-luxury-lifestyle",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-07T11:39:26.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA romance fraudster who wove a \"web of lies\" and tricked men into spending tens of thousands of pounds to fund her luxury lifestyle has pleaded guilty to more than a dozen counts of theft and fraud.\n\nGemma Kingsley, 50, pleaded guilty to six counts of theft, four counts of fraud by false representation, two counts of using a false instrument with intent that it will be accepted as genuine, and one count of being in possession of an article for use in fraud at Swindon Crown Court.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nKingsley, a model from Beadnell, Northumberland, tricked several men over four years she was soon to inherit large sums, persuading them to splash the cash on her.\n\nSuch splurges included a wedding that never happened, with guests booked to arrive from Australia, and deposits on flashy cars.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nCourt documents showed that Kingsley told one man she was to receive a \"total inheritance fund\" of £42million from her grandfather and that a solicitor had said that she would be paid £16million.\n\nDuring their two-year relationship, between January 2016 and January 2018, Kingsley defrauded him out of thousands of pounds on furniture for a new home, dental bills and her personal debts on the pretence he would be reimbursed through inheritance.\n\nShe also used his bank card to set up a gambling account in which she deposited significant sums and subsequently lost.\n\nDocuments show the first victim \"lost in excess of £100,000\".\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the end of that relationship, Kingsley turned to her second victim, whom she also told she was to inherit large sums of cash.\n\nShe landed herself deposits on a Land Rover and a Porsche, along with expensive hotel stays, ultimately leaving him with significant debts.\n\nThe 50-year-old then began two further relationships later in 2019, repeatedly using victims' personal and company bank cards to make purchases, leaving them unaware.\n\nBut her partners were not the only victims. Police found she committed theft and fraud against solicitors' firms, lawyers and banks by falsifying documents.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * ‘Incel’ teenager pleads guilty to terror offences after threatening Valentine’s Day school attack\n  * Afghan migrant who carried out vicious random attack on woman dies in prison\n  * Louvre releases new pictures of royal crown damaged during brazen heist\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nKingsley was later charged with various offences but failed to attend court.\n\nShe was then arrested on the Isle of Skye last June after being seen speeding.\n\nShe is due to be sentenced on March 25.\n\nDC Melissa Pope, from Wiltshire Police, said: \"Kingsley wove a web of lies with her victims, causing significant emotional anxiety and long-term mental and financial harm.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"She manipulated their emotions, assuring them that through her future inheritance she would be able to repay the considerable sums of money that they were spending on her behalf.\"\n\nShe added that Kingsley \"delayed the court process\", denied any wrongdoing until the \"final moment\", and \"lied continuously through the investigation, giving false statements and communicating various health issues as to why she shouldn’t face charges.\"\n\n\"I want to highlight that for romance fraud cases like Kingsley’s, while there are significant financial losses, it is often the emotional impact on the victims that has a more lasting impact,\" she said.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Romance fraudster pleads guilty after spinning 'web of lies' to con men out of over £100,000 to fund luxury lifestyle"
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