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An investigation led by LBHF TS has jailed a gang who sold illegal TV subscriptions
Posted 05 June 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Media, Communications and Entertainment|London
UPDATES: One of the world's largest illegal sports streaming investigations has ended with lengthy prison sentences after Trading Standards officers uncovered a multimillion-pound piracy network serving tens of thousands of subscribers.
A lengthy investigation led by London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Trading Standards has resulted in a combined 30-year jail sentence for five men who sold illegal TV sport subscriptions.
Officers began an investigation into the criminal operation in 2018 when the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) passed on evidence of streaming TV piracy to the Premier League, which in...
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