Also convicted of conspiracy to defraud was Borge Andersen, 66, a Dane, from South Kensington who was jailed for 39 months.

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An early arrival on the scene was the Sandinist guru and former interior minister, Tomas Borge, wearing his pyjamas and a worried expression.

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And 90-year-old Victor Borge left his native Denmark at the start of World War II and arrived in New York in 1940 not knowing a word of English.

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