Mid May 2023, Volume 47, Issue 7
St Leonards man prosecuted for selling fake vinyl records A man who lives in St Leonards has been ordered to pay over £373,000 and given a suspended prison sentence following prosecution for the sale of illegal copies of vinyl records. Richard Hutter, 55, was sentenced on 4 April at Bournemouth Crown Court, having previously pleaded guilty to 13 offences under trademarks and copyright legislation and one offence of money laundering,
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contrary to the Proceeds of Crime Act. Investigations began after a consumer bought an album online from Vinylgroove UK and complained to Dorset’s Trading Standards team after realising it was counterfeit. Hutter was found to be operating his own website and selling counterfeit vinyl records on eBay and through an American website.
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