两名Essex男子因使用伪造的2英镑硬币从机器上偷走3 404英镑而被定罪。 Two Essex men convicted of using fake £2 coins to steal £3,404 from machines.

在2023年12月28日至2023年1月5日至2024年1月5日期间,两名Essex男子Shane Flack,37岁和John Burke,46岁被判定犯有欺诈罪,罪名是使用124枚伪造的2磅硬币在服务站和商店诈骗空位机器,根据闭路电视录像,他们收集了3 404英镑的付款。 Two Essex men, Shane Flack, 37, and John Burke, 46, were convicted of fraud for using 124 counterfeit £2 coins to cheat slot machines at service stations and shops between December 28, 2023, and January 5, 2024, collecting £3,404 in payouts, according to CCTV footage. 检察官称他们为有组织的罪犯,而辩护律师则说他们是面临经济困难的朋友——Flack离婚后住在一辆面包车里,Burke从中风中恢复后无法工作。 Prosecutors described them as organized criminals, while defense lawyers said they were friends facing financial hardship—Flack was living in a van after a divorce, and Burke, recovering from a stroke, could not work. 两者都承认了欺诈指控。 Both admitted fraud charges. 弗拉克被判社区令，累计80小时无偿劳动和1642英镑赔偿，伯克则被罚款200英镑及额外费用和赔偿。 Flack received a community order with 80 hours of unpaid work and £1,642 in compensation, while Burke was fined £200 plus additional fees and compensation.