£13,000 recovered from convicted trader after re-offending
The Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) has secured the repayment of more than £13,000 from William Marston, a convicted trader, after he had evaded payment for over two years.
Set top boxes
Man sentenced to 10 months in illegal sports channel broadcasts
A man has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for selling illegal TV devices and for re-offending, since being prosecuted and sentenced for the same crime in October 2016.
Police & FACT raid illegal set-top box operation in Belfast
Detectives from Reactive and Organised Crime Branch have seized a range of TV and computer equipment, as well as a substantial amount of money following searches in North and West Belfast yesterday.
Suppliers of IPTV boxes ordered to pay £267,000 to the Premier League
Three suppliers of pre-loaded IPTV boxes that facilitate mass piracy of Premier League football broadcasts have been ordered to pay a total of £267,000 by the Courts for infringing copyright.
Illegal IPTV box supplier jailed for four years
Following the first legal case involving illegal IPTV boxes a man has been jailed for four years. Terry O’Reilly was sentenced to four years in prison and a second supplier Will O’Leary pleaded guilty and received a two-year suspended sentence.
Six men sentenced for Virgin Media set-top box piracy ring
Six men have been handed prison sentences for their part in a multi-million pound piracy ring which allowed thousands of people to watch Virgin Media’s pay-TV service free of charge.
Three arrested in illegal TV set-top boxes raid
A police operation has led to the arrest of three people who are suspected to have orchestrated the distribution and transmission of thousands of illegally modified TV set-top boxes.
FACT and Police Scotland crack down on UK wide illegal TV stream scam
Officers from FACT and Police Scotland executed two search warrants at addresses in Glasgow as part of an ongoing investigation into the sale of illegal TV boxes to hundreds of licensed premises.
Multi Agency Operation Against Pirated TV Set Top Boxes Leads to Six Arrests
FACT was involved in a day of action to disrupt the sales of TV boxes which have been illegally modified to stream pirated movies and sports.
Man jailed for more than two and half years for selling illegal TV set-top boxes
A man has been jailed for over two years after FACT and Leicestershire Police discovered he was selling hundreds of illegal TV boxes online.