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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-06-05 08:56 AM
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'Evil' bogus spy jailed for life

A former barman who posed as a spy to trick his victims out of almost £1m has been jailed for life.

Robert Hendy-Freegard, 34, of Blyth, Nottinghamshire, persuaded his victims they were being hunted by the IRA.

London's Blackfriars Crown Court heard they endured years of poverty and carried out bizarre "missions" for him over a 10-year period.

He was convicted in June of theft and kidnapping-by-fraud. After the trial, police said he was an "evil" conman.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/4218022.stm

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