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Middlesbrough retailer sentenced after defrauding more than 20 customers
A Middlesbrough man has today (15 May 2026) been sentenced at Teesside Crown Court to an eight-month suspended prison sentence and ordered to complete 140 hours of unpaid work after taking more than £16,000 from customers across the UK for doors and furniture that were never…
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Middlesbrough retailer sentenced after defrauding more than 20 customers
A Middlesbrough man has today (15 May 2026) been sentenced at Teesside Crown Court to an eight-month suspended prison sentence and ordered to complete 140 hours of unpaid work after taking more than £16,000 from customers across the UK for doors and furniture that were never…
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