Buzz kill: Crook, 73, conned investors into shoveling millions into geek-friendly caffeine-loaded chocs that didn't exist. Now he's in jail

Scammer and pals blew the cash on cosmetic surgery, jewelry, swanky pads, flash motors

A 73-year-old fraudster has been sentenced to four years in prison for conspiracy to defraud - after bilking investors out of $2.3m (1.7m) by convincing them that they were investing in a sure-fire winner: caffeine-infused chocolates for the tech sector."