A north-east woman accused of claiming she knew Hillary Clinton in a plot to fleece filmmakers out of £120,000 has had her case continued until the new year.
Ann Leuser allegedly negotiated and signed a contract with producer Alison Birley saying she could offer behind the scenes access to the Democrat’s doomed election campaign.
Leuser allegedly persuaded Ms Birley to hand over £120,000 in four separate payments of £30,000.
The 55-year-old is said to have blagged a £3,434.165 all-expenses paid trip to New York as part of the scam between April 1 last year and January 31 this year.
Leuser, of Topping Gardens, Fraserburgh, was due to appear at City of London Magistrates’ Court yesterday to face charges of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud.
But defence solicitor Kerry Spence said she was too ill to travel to London from Scotland.
The court was told earlier Leuser had two infections in her hand and leg.
The bench agreed to adjourn the case until January 5 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
Leuser is charged with one count of fraud by false representation one count of conspiring to commit fraud by false representation.
North-east woman who claimed to filmmakers she knew Hillary Clinton to make money will find out fate next year
