TRING, ENGLAND - JUNE 10: Usain Bolt of World XI FC arrives during a Soccer Aid for Unicef 2022 Training Session at Champneys Tring on June 10, 2022 in Tring, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
<p><strong>Usain Bolt </strong>is still missing $12.7 million in investment money and kicked his business manager to the curb. That&#8217;s the latest update from <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/usain-bolt-tells-shacarri-richardson-to-talk-less-and-train-harder/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Jamaican athlete</a> as of Friday (Jan. 27). According to the <em>Associated Press, </em>Bolt <a href="https://apnews.com/article/sports-caribbean-jamaica-fraud-business-6b2bb9c1ab02621eb7b8504334f2def4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told reporters</a> he&#8217;s <em>&#8220;baffled&#8221;</em> at the missing millions.</p>
<p>While he laughed at a question about being <em>&#8220;broke,&#8221;</em> Usain also explained the financial loss has been tough.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not broke, but it&#8217;s definitely put a damper on me. It was for my future. Everybody knows I have three kids. I&#8217;m still looking out for my parents, and I still want to live very well.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>A local private firm, <strong>Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL)</strong>, was in charge of Usain&#8217;s funds. But this month, his account dropped from over $12 million to about $12,000. Usain reportedly discovered the missing money on Jan. 11. Bolt and his team gave the Kingston-based firm until Friday to return the funds or face criminal or civil action. Still, AP<em> </em>says it&#8217;s unclear if the company responded to Usain&#8217;s demand.</p>
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<p>Additionally, Usain revealed he fired his business manager <strong>Norman Peart</strong>&#8211;named by <em>The Jamaican Observer. </em>But Bolt was tight on the details behind the firing, so it&#8217;s unclear if Peart is directly involved in the missing money.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;He was fired, that&#8217;s pretty much all I have to say. It wasn&#8217;t amicable&#8230;he was fired,&#8221; Usain said at a press conference following the 2023 Gibson-McCook Relays.</p></blockquote>
<p>According to <em>Jamaica Observer,</em> Peart <a href="https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/he-was-fired-bolt-says-split-with-longtime-manager-peart-was-not-amicable/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently claimed</a> he and Usain <strong><em>&#8220;parted company amicably in late 2022&#8221;</em></strong> during an interview. Peart is pictured below in the red circle.</p>
<figure id="attachment_110220" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-110220" style="width: 862px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-110220" src="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-31-at-1.22.48-PM-e1675191803922.png" alt="Usain Bolt On Fired Business Manager And Missing $12.7 MILLION: 'It's Put A Damper On Me'" width="862" height="567" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-110220" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Usain Bolt of Jamaica (2-L) celebrates with his father Wellesley Bolt, his mother Jennifer Bolt (L) and his Manager Norman Peart after winning the Men&#8217;s 100 M Final at the 15th International Association of Athletics Federations-(IAAF) Athletics World Championships in Beijing, China, 23 August 2015. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa | usage worldwide (Photo by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)</em></figcaption></figure>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Usain Bolt&#8217;s Missing Millions Being Investigated By Jamaican Government Officials</strong></h3>
<p>Usain&#8217;s manager Nugent Walker told <em>The </em><em>Jamaica Gleaner </em>that the Financial Investigations Division and Financial Services Commission (FSC) <a href="https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20230112/millions-missing-usain-bolts-account-investment-firm-ssl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received alerts</a> about the missing millions. Walker also told the outlet Bolt has been with SSL for over ten years, meaning an investigation will include a review of Usain&#8217;s entire portfolio.</p>
<p>The FSC has reportedly taken control of SSL, where it&#8217;s been discovered that Usain&#8217;s missing money is only one part of a years-long scheme. Other people have reportedly fraudulently lost funds through SSL, but officials have not disclosed the affected number of people or the amount of money.</p>
<p>However, <em>AP </em>reports that government agencies and elderly people were affected by the alleged fraud. SSL reportedly contacted authorities in early Jan. to report a manager who had committed fraud.</p>
<p>Despite what Bolt called <em>&#8220;a few tough weeks,&#8221;</em> the athlete&#8217;s commitment to his hometown is unwavering.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;No matter what&#8217;s going on right now, Jamaica is my country. That will never change,&#8221; Usain said.</p></blockquote>
<p>For now, Bolt is hoping to <strong><em>&#8220;focus on [his] family and trying not to think too much about&#8230;a difficult situation.&#8221; </em></strong></p>
<p>On Jan. 16, Usain <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CneiUgRuT1J/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared a blank, black photo</a> with the following caption:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;In a world of lies, where is the truth? The history is evil&#8230;what is the root? MONEY #CrypticWorld</p></blockquote>
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