LoginLengthy sentence for fake poster fraudster
A counterfeiter who made more than £1m selling counterfeit posters has been jailed
Posted 08 January 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Counterfeit Goods|North West
UPDATES: Lancashire Trading Standards brought down a prolific counterfeit poster operation after uncovering industrial-scale printing equipment and thousands of copyrighted images. The investigation exposed more than £1 million in fraudulent sales and ended with a three-and-a-half year prison sentence.
Lancashire Trading Standards has secured a three-and-a-half year jail sentence for a fraudster who pocketed more than £1m creating counterfeit posters.
Adam Jeffreys (41) of Colne in Lancashire was sentenced on 19 December 2023 at Preston Crown Court for offences of infringing copyright and registered trademarks and fraudulent trading between 2014 and 2021. During that period Jeffrey...
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