Usain Bolt missing US$ 12.7 million from account, his lawyers announce

Lawyers of legendary sprinter Usain Bolt announced on Wednesday that more than US$12.7 million is missing from his account with a private investment firm in his native Jamaica that authorities are investigating.

Attorney Linton Gordon provided told the Associated Press with a copy of a letter sent to Stocks & Securities Limited demanding that the money be returned.

Gordon said that Bolt’s account once held US$12.8 million but now reflects a balance of just US$12,000.

They threaten civil and criminal action if the money is not returned within 10 days.

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