Fraudster jailed after failing to stump up money for farm machinery

A criminal who bought thousands of pounds of farm machinery at auction but failed to pay has been jailed for three years and 11 months.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Fraudster jailed after failing to stump up money for farm machinery

A criminal who bought thousands of pounds of farm machinery at auction but failed to pay has been jailed for three years and 11 months. Thomas Scott, of Lon Y Waen, Anglesey, who has more than 80 offences...

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