Man caught faking death for £850,000

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A father of four who faked his own death for more than £850,000 in insurance was caught when a friend tried to use his HMV staff discount card to buy an Elvis CD, a court heard.

Hugo Jose Sanchez, 57, worked as a web designer for the music retailer and arranged a devious plot to embezzle a fortune and start a new life in Central America, according to a report in the Telegraph today.