Two men guilty over Ponzi scheme Published duration 5 March 2012

image caption Kautilya Pruthi had already admitted his role in the scheme

Two men have been convicted of taking part in a "Ponzi" scheme.

John Anderson, 46, from West Hampstead, and Kenneth Peacock, 43, from Surrey, were found guilty of unauthorised regulated activity.

The scheme's mastermind, Kautilya Pruthi, 41, of Wandsworth, London, had already admitted his role in the scheme.

The jury at Southwark Crown Court is still considering whether Anderson and Peacock deceived investors.

Judge Michael Gledhill QC told Pruthi that he would be sentenced on Wednesday.