Probe opened as Bolt’s millions feared missing

Published January 15, 2023
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt poses with his gold medal during the podium ceremony for the Men’s 200m during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. —AFP
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt poses with his gold medal during the podium ceremony for the Men’s 200m during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. —AFP

MIAMI: Jamaican fina­ncial authorities have launched an investigation into a company holding investments for eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt after reports that he may have lost millions to large-scale fraud.

Jamaica’s Financial Ser­v­ices Commission said in a statement that it had placed the firm, Stocks and Securities Limited, in “enhanced oversight” while it conducts the probe.

Bolt’s manager Nugent Walker told Jamaica Gleaner that the retired sprinter, one of the greatest athletes, has had investments with the company for over a decade.

“All the relevant steps have been taken to come to the bottom of this,” Walker told the paper, saying the athlete had noticed discrepancies with his account on Wednesday.

Published in Dawn, January 15th, 2023

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