Seller of illegal streaming services ordered to pay over £10,000
Read More →A man has received a 16-month prison sentence and has been ordered to pay over £10,000 after he pleaded guilty to five offences at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court. In 2019 [...]
Warrants executed over illegal streaming activity
Read More →On Wednesday 26th February FACT investigators and the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) attended an address in the North West to execute search warrants related to a significant [...]
Guilty verdict for black box TV fraudsters
Read More →Two men have been found guilty of selling television devices, which enabled access to paid for services dishonestly, at St Albans Crown Court, on Friday 31 January. Thomas Tewelde from [...]
Licensee ordered to pay over £18,000 for illegally screening Sky Sports
Read More →On Monday 20th January 2020, Mr. Thomas Conneely of the Dick Whittington[1] was convicted in his absence of three offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission, in this case, [...]
Seller of illegal TV streaming services sentenced
Read More →Following a guilty plea of copyright and fraud charges earlier this year for selling subscriptions providing illegally obtained content, a man has been sentenced at Truro Crown Court. Steven Underwood [...]
PIPCU pulls no punches when warning about illegal streaming
Read More →• Using a device to stream or watch TV, sports or films without an official subscription is breaking the law • Making unauthorised streams of TV, sports or films available [...]
Cornwall man admits sale of illegal TV streaming services
Read More →Following an investigation by Cornwall Council Trading Standards into illegal television streaming services, a man admitted copyright and fraud charges at Truro Magistrates Court on Wednesday 20th November 2019. Steven [...]
London retailer convicted of fraud and copyright offences
Read More →A retailer in London has been convicted at the City of London Magistrates’ Court for selling illegal streaming devices (ISDs) which gave access to unauthorised Premier League broadcasts and other [...]
Kent licensees ordered to pay over £10,000 for illegally screening Sky Sports
Read More →On Friday 13th September, Mr. Jared Macdonnchadha, Mr. Richard Rodal and Ms. Karen Turner of the Red Bull were convicted in their absence of three offences each of dishonest reception [...]
Licensee ordered to pay over £6,500 for illegally screening Sky Sports
Read More →On Monday 2nd September, Mr Phillip Bailey of the Alma in Deal, Kent[1] was convicted in his absence of four offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission, in this [...]
Licensee ordered to pay over £2,500 for illegally screening Sky Sports in their pub
Read More →On Friday 2nd August, Mr Thomas John Holland of the Goat Inn[1] was convicted of three offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission, in this case, Sky televised football [...]
Suppliers and resellers of illegal sports streaming services targeted in joint FACT and Premier League initiative
Read More →In July 2019, FACT investigators and UK law enforcement agencies attended sixteen premises across the UK serving Cease and Desist notices to individuals suspected of supplying illegal sports streaming content. [...]
