Court orders Michelle Bouchard to pay $2M to elderly victim’s estate
Michelle Bouchard, who was jailed in 2016 for stealing from her elderly boyfriend, has been ordered to sell property and jewellery to pay his estate back more than $2 million.
Bouchard was convicted nearly a decade ago in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on charges of dishonesty and theft in relation to money she stole from Australian millionaire James Bruce Handford between May 2010 and October 2012.
At the time of her trial in 2016, when she was found guilty by a jury and sentenced, Bouchard was 55 and Handford was 88. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Oct 28, 2025 11:01 AM