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Old 12-08-22, 11:44 AM
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Not military but interesting in one of today’s papers
A conman who sold fake car badges must repay£554.000 or go to jail after a probe by Lancashire county council
It would appear if their is the will to posecute results can be obtained
1/2 million no small fine

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Happy to see there is some justice!!!

More than a lot to pay for a fake, I mean selling them!!! Hope it gets a lot of publicity and other conmen hear about it.

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How long would the jail sentence be ? Not a lot I reckon.....
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How long would the jail sentence be ? Not a lot I reckon.....
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Newpaper report says :

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He has been told to come up with the first payment of £62,886.89 within three months or face a year behind bars.
He was done under the Trade Marks Act 1994.

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after an investigation, led by Lancashire County Council's trading standards officers was launched following a complaint from Jaguar Land Rover.

The badges bore registered trade marks belonging to major car manufacturers including Audi, Volkswagen, BMW and Ford,
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Old 12-08-22, 04:56 PM
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and that's why you don't see Firmin marks faked that often whilst the companies that no longer exist or marks are changed so they are not the same as the originals (JR Gaunt.London) are prolifically faked.
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