Man who made nearly £250,000 illegally streaming football matches is on the run with his dog in France
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man who made almost a quarter of a million pounds through a scam involving the streaming of top football matches is thought to be on the run with his dog in France.
Mark Brockley, 54, made £237,000 by selling IPTV subscriptions that enabled the illegal streaming of content hosted by BT Sport, including Premier League, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League football matches, through a service called Infinity Streams.
Brockley was found guilty in his absence of supplying articles for use in fraud and the fraudulent evasion of income tax at a trial at Liverpool Crown Court on March 30 2023 after he failed to attend court.
He was sentenced to five years imprisonment at the same court today (May 5). READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Officers from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at the City of London Police believe that Brockley travelled to France with his dog to avoid prosecution, but his current whereabouts are unknown.
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