A dodgy Wembley trader who ripped off football fans selling knock-off programmes during the FA cup semi-final weekend has been sentenced.
Brandon Davis of Abbey Orchard Street, Westminster , and his company Brandon Davis Publishing Ltd ran a large scale business selling illicit printed booklets titled "Event Times" and passing them off as official programmes.
The 52-year-old branded "arrogant" and "brazen" by a presiding judge in court was sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended for two years.
A hearing at Harrow Crown Court found him guilty of multiple breaches of the Trade Marks Act 1994 on April 6.
On top of the suspended sentence he was ordered to wear an electronic tag and put on a curfew from 8pm to 7am for six months.
The offences were carried out on the FA cup semi-final weekend on Saturday April 16 and Sunday April 19, 2015.
Mr Davis sold merchandise for £10 - double the price of an official match day programme - on day one, which was reduced to £5 the following day.
During the weekend he sold 6,000 programmes with the potential of making £45,000.
Mr Davis used a loophole in the law by calling his programme a newspaper, claiming they weren't produced by any of the clubs playing that day, but the court found the publications were misleading to football fans.
One football supporter who appeared in court, told officers she had been duped into believing the programme was official and was disappointed and left out of pocket.
Evidence in court showed Mr Davis commissioned a sales and marketing agency of more than 30 employees to sell the magazines over the two match days.
Official club badges of Arsenal and Liverpool were used in the publications, neither of which he had permission to use.
Trading Standards officers have now started the confiscation proceedings against Mr Davis and the company.
Councillor Tom Miller, Brent Council cabinet member responsible for trading standards, said: "Football fans come to Wembley to support their teams and enjoy a memorable day out - they are not here to be ripped off by dodgy traders hoping to make a quick buck.
"The outcome of this case serves as a warning to others considering selling counterfeit goods in Brent, be it in shops, on stalls, on the streets or online, that crime simply doesn't pay.
"We want Brent to be a place where genuine and legitimate businesses thrive, and traders that flout the rules will be taken through the courts."
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