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IT expert forged railway tickets | IT expert forged railway tickets |
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An IT consultant who forged rail tickets saving himself nearly £12,500 in fares has been given a nine-month suspended sentence. | |
Jonathan Moore, from Hove, admitted fraud after being caught with a false ticket by an inspector. | Jonathan Moore, from Hove, admitted fraud after being caught with a false ticket by an inspector. |
Brighton Crown Court heard the 27-year-old used his computer expertise to design and produce the tickets for trips between East Sussex and London. | |
Another 11 fake tickets dating back to 2006 were found in a plastic wallet. | Another 11 fake tickets dating back to 2006 were found in a plastic wallet. |
Moore, of Goldstone Villas, was caught during a routine inspection on the Bedford to Brighton service last November. | Moore, of Goldstone Villas, was caught during a routine inspection on the Bedford to Brighton service last November. |
The court heard the inspector noticed subtle differences in the colour and material of his ticket. | |
On a laptop later seized from his home there were designs for more than 70 fraudulent tickets. | |
Moore had pleaded guilty in August to fraud, making 74 forged travel tickets and possessing 11 forged tickets. |