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Energy fraudster jailed for 13 years


A businessman who scammed his customers has been given a lengthy prison sentence

Richard Young

Posted 05 July 2023 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|North West


UPDATES: A man who set up sham energy companies to rip off small businesses has been handed a 13-year jail sentence following a complex and lengthy investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team (Nort...

A man who set up sham energy companies to rip off small businesses has been handed a 13-year jail sentence following a complex and lengthy investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team (North West), which is hosted by Cheshire West and Chester Council.

Andrew Pilley, who owns Fleetwood Town Football Club and a range of other businesses, was sentenced followin...

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