Lewis Bloor left an alleged £3million diamond scam for "some poxy show", Southwark Crown Court heard on Wednesday 22 September.
Former The Only Way Is Essex star, 31, stands accused of playing a "key role" in Imperial Assets Solutions, one of the companies that was involved in the scam.
Bloor is alleged to have acted under the instruction of James Ward, who was not on trial.The court heard Bloor did not work for the second company, Henderson & Forbes (H&F) that was set up with Joseph Jordan, 29, as a director.
Around 200 people, most of which were elderly, were allegedly duped into buying coloured diamonds after being told lies about their value, the prosecutor has claimed.
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