By Richard Sears PUBLISHED: 18:25 EST, 27 September 2013 | UPDATED: 08:35 EST, 29 September 2013 'International man of mystery' Peter Foster is on the run from the law after a judge found him guilty of another weight-loss scam Conman Peter Foster – the central figure in the 2002 ‘Cheriegate’ scandal – was hiding from the law last night after a judge found him guilty of yet another weight-loss scam. The 52-year-old Australian, ex-boyfriend of Cherie Blair’s former fitness guru Carole Caplin, failed to turn up for a court hearing in Brisbane yesterday amid claims that he was planning to flee on a luxury yacht to the Cook Islands in the Pacific.
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Australian conman failed to turn up for a court appearance in Brisbane
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Judge found him guilty of another scam after being ordered not to work in weight-loss industry
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Foster became Cherie Blair's financial advisor 13 years ago after forming relationship with her fitness guru
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