World’s Fastest Man Usain Bolt Defrauded of $12.7 Million

The World’s fastest man Usain Bolt from Jamaican sprinter told reporters that he is perplexed about how $12.7 million of his money went missing from a local private investment firm that authorities are investigating as part of a massive fraud that began more than a decade ago.

Bolt also stated that he fired his business manager, adding that the split was not amicable.

When asked if he was “broke,” the former athlete laughed.

“I’m not broke, but it’s dampened my spirits,” he said. “It was for my benefit. Everyone knows I have three children. I’m still concerned about my parents and want to live comfortably.”

According to Bolt’s attorneys, the athlete’s account with Kingston-based Stocks and Securities Limited has been reduced from nearly $12.8 million to around $12,000. They gave the company until Friday to return the funds or face civil and criminal charges.

As of late Friday, it was unclear whether any action had been taken. Attorney Linton P. Gordon did not respond to a request for comment.

According to the Jamaica Observer, the public should expect the “expected and unexpected” in the case.

“Given what is going on, there is nothing to say at this point,” he was quoted as saying. “We met with people and are dealing with certain issues.”

Usain Bolt perplexed

Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke announced earlier this week that the director of the Financial Services Commission was stepping down and that the Bank of Jamaica would now be in charge of regulating the island’s financial system.

He claimed that the alleged fraud impacted several government agencies and elderly customers.

“It’s always a depressing situation. “Disappointed,” Usain Bolt said of the elderly victims. “Everyone is perplexed… “I’m as perplexed as the general public.”

Jamaican authorities have asked the FBI and other unidentified international experts for assistance, claiming that clients were given false statements about their balances as part of the alleged fraud. Officials have not yet stated how many clients were affected or how much money is missing.

Earlier that day, Bolt mentioned the alleged fraud during a sponsored luncheon for an upcoming relay.

“As you are all aware. “I’ve had a tough week, a few tough weeks,” he admitted, adding that he would continue to do everything he could to help his island.

“Regardless of what’s happening right now, Jamaica is my country. That will not change,” he stated.

“I’m just trying to focus on my family and not think too much about it because it’s a difficult situation,” he said in an aside to reporters.

Stocks and Securities Limited did not respond to a request for comment on Friday. Earlier this month, the company notified authorities that a manager had allegedly committed fraud.

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced earlier this week that his government would not bail out the company.

“The government will not socialize any debt, and we will not socialize our banks’ failure,” he stated.

Usain Bolt, full name Usain St. Leo Bolt, (born August 21, 1986, Montego Bay, Jamaica), is a Jamaican sprinter who won gold medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter races in three consecutive Olympic Games and is widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time.

In his adolescence, Bolt, the son of grocers in Jamaica’s rural Trelawny parish, excelled as a cricket fast bowler. He grew up idolizing the European football (soccer) teams Real Madrid and Manchester United, but his high school coaches directed him toward track and field.

Bolt made his mark as a track prodigy for the first time at the 2002 World Junior Championships. In that meet, in front of 36,000 spectators at Jamaica’s National Stadium in Kingston, Bolt—then 15 years old—won gold in the 200 meters, becoming the youngest-ever male world junior champion in any event. At 16, Bolt set the junior (age 19 and under) 200-meter world record of 20.13 seconds; at 17, he ran the event in 19.93 seconds, becoming the first teenager to do so.

Bolt won gold medals in his three signature events (100 meters, 200 meters, and four 100-meter relays) at the 2015 world championships, and his fourth career 200-meter gold extended his world championship record for most wins in that race.

He cemented his status as the greatest sprinter in history at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he won gold medals in the 100-meter, 200-meter, and 4 100-meter relay events, becoming the first person to win gold medals in both individual sprints in three consecutive Olympics.

He retired from athletics following the 2017 World Championships, where he won a bronze medal in the 100-meter sprint and finished eighth as a member of the 4 100-meter relay team after injuring his hamstring in the final.