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THE wife of former ABTA legal chief Riccardo Nardi, who is accused of swindling the association out of more than £1 million, will fight prosecution attempts to commit her case to the Crown Court, her solicitor has said.

Stephen Smith, representing Samantha Nardi, told Horseferry Road Magistrates she will contest the committal proceedings at a hearing in two months’ time.

Cases are heard in the Crown Court if they are deemed too serious for a magistrate to preside over.

The Nardis, both 37, were excused attendance at court last week but will reappear on November 23.

Around 1,000 documents have been compiled by the prosecution in relation to the alleged fraud.