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Car clocker jailed after making £190k in fraudulent business
A CAR clocker has been handed a 32 month jail sentence - the highest custodial penalty handed down in a prosecution brought by Luton Trading Standards to date.
Francis Quinn, 46, of Coles Close in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, was sentenced for being the mastermind behind a fraudulent car clocking business - an illegal process which involves reducing the mileage on a vehicle to increase the value - on Monday (June 19).
Luton Crown Court heard Quinn, who pleaded guilty at a hearing on November 23, 2016, had clocked 27 vehicles over an eight year period - resulting in £189,778 unwarranted profit.
His uncle, John McKenna, 70, of Dunstable Road, Luton was also sentenced for money laundering after paying £12,650 for two of those vehicles.
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