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Company directors sentenced for fraud


Three directors of a vacuum repair company have received prison sentences

Richard Young

Posted 26 March 2019 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|East Midlands


UPDATES: Three company directors have been sentenced for fraud linked to the servicing and repair of Dyson vacuum cleaners, following a Trading Standards investigation into dishonest business practices affecting consumers.

Three company directors have been found guilty of fraud and sentenced to a total of 51 months in prison following a successful prosecution by Derbyshire County Council’s trading standards.

The case against Nicholas Garbett, Richard Commons and Craig Flint concerned two companies, TDM (Midlands) Ltd, (TDM) and Independent Dyson Service Team Ltd (IDST).

Both companies were involved in...

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