Fake bomb detector man jailed
Conman James McCormick, who is estimated to have made £50 million from selling fake bomb detectors, was jailed for 10 years at the Old Bailey today.
McCormick sold fake bomb detectors abroad
A millionaire businessman, convicted of selling fake bomb detectors, told the court he sold his detectors to police, prison services, armies and border controls internationally.
James McCormick, 56, is thought to have sold the items for £27,000 each to the following countries:
- Kenya
- Hong Kong
- Egypt
- Thailand
- Iraq
- Niger
- Georgia
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