fleeced

Victims were "fleeced" out of tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per game, he said.

Nine years ago, I made a programme for the BBC Scotland Investigates strand which exposed through secret filming the way SMT fleeced its victims.

"Disabled customers deserve to be treated with respect and dignity and not fleeced as soon as they arrive," he said.

Mr Simkin asked if he had "fleeced" others to pay for his lifestyle, and the defendant replied: "No."

Six years later, the deal for George is considered tragically lopsided, the Clippers fleeced and forced to watch assets they surrendered lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to within three wins of an NBA championship.