London - (Prince Bandar Mess): Tony Blair's former North London next door neighbour Count (sic) Alfons Mensdork-Pouilly-Fumé has appeared at Highbury Magistrates Court charged with conspiracy bribery charges in the BAe weapons proliferation scam.
The Viennese arms-dealing middleman allegedly received 'Wapping' great big backhanders relating to the bribery of government officials in Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria.
Serious Fraud Squad cops have indicted Count Alfons under section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 following a lengthy probe into foreign organised crime in the Capital.
This bugged his Richmond Avenue, Islington mansion that was situated right bang next door to the Blairs' own first grand foray into the lucrative property embezzlement market.
Von Mensdork-Pouilly-Fumé is married to Austrian ex-Health Minister Maria Rauch-Kallat.
"They had three Rottweilers and a talkative budgie," former housekeeper Gerda Bratwurst said today.
"Poor lizzle fluffy zing used to talk in its sleep.
"Is zat vere ze police gleaned zere BAe intelligence evidence?"
