A father-of-two has been jailed for selling “dodgy” Amazon Fire Sticks that illegally streamed Premier League football matches to users across the country.
Jonathan Edge, from Liverpool, was remanded in custody last month and was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to offences under the Fraud Act.He was jailed for three years and four months, the Premier League confirmed in a statement.This included a separate, concurrent sentence of two years and three months for viewing the content he supplied.
"We will continue to pursue legal action against those supplying unauthorised access to Premier League football, regardless of the scale or mode of operation. Ignoring warnings to stop only served to make the consequences worse for the individual."But Edge’s defence argued he was acting as a kind of “Robin Hood” for poor football fans.Julian Nutter, defending, said: "Whether or not he made a significant profit is an issue which is raised.
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