Fake Shirts Trader Avoids Jail

Friday, 1st September 2023 at 1:48pm

According to the Yorkshire Live website, a market trader who sold fake football shirts before the 2022 World Cup has narrowly avoided jail.

Matthew Hyett – given a six-month sentence suspended for 12 months – sold the counterfeit football merchandise from his stall and online, with an estimated £70,000 loss to the industry.

During his police interview, Hyett admitted that he knew the shirts were counterfeit.

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