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Illegal streaming gang ordered to repay £3.75m
Key takeaways
- The gang made £7.2m between 2016 and 2021, according to the Premier League
- Football reporter Published36 minutes ago Five members of a gang who were sent to prison for illegally streaming Premier League games have been ordered by the court to return their profits, worth £3.75m.
- Their business involved more than 50,000 customers and resellers, as well as 30 employees, with the operation generating in excess of £7m between 2016 and 2021.
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The gang made £7.2m between 2016 and 2021, according to the Premier League
Football reporter Published36 minutes ago Five members of a gang who were sent to prison for illegally streaming Premier League games have been ordered by the court to return their profits, worth £3.75m.
In May 2023, Mark Gould, described by the judge as the driving force behind the illegal streaming service Flawless TV, and four other members, were sentenced to more than 30 years in prison between them, in what was the world's largest piracy sentencing.
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