The Great Phone-in Robbery by GMTV
I can't for the life of me understand why the Serious Fraud Office is not investigating and seeking to prosecute in this multi-million pound fraud. GMTV made £40M profit from these fraudulent phone-ins, and even after paying the £2M fine imposed by Ofcom, they are still £38M in profit. Who said crime doesn't pay? Who said cheats don't prosper? Who said criminals should not benefit from the proceeds of crime? The Great Train Robbers got 30 years for £2.3M. I am not suggesting that kind of sentence for GMTV, but a £2M fine is making a mockery of justice.
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Well said, nice little earner for GMTV.
ReplyDeleteIts like the maximum fine the regulator can put on a phone company is 250K, so any scam they run that trousers more than that and they are quids in.