Mum will go to prison if she doesn’t return £140,000 she made on eBay
Johanna Donnelly, 48, made a killing shifting unlicensed merchandise of rock bands such as Foo Fighters, Stone Roses and Led Zeppelin.
A mum has been ordered to pay back the £140,000 she earned selling fake music T-shirts – or go to prison.
Johanna Donnelly, 48, made a killing shifting unlicensed merchandise of rock bands such as Foo Fighters, Stone Roses, The Stranglers, The Clash and Led Zeppelin.
She used her own website and eBay account to flog the gear to fans using the famous trademarks.
When trading standards experts in Newport, South Wales, tested some of the T-shirts, they found they were not genuine and Donnelly had used a bogus company name.
Donnelly said ‘no comment’ to all questions asked of her, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
But she was found to have benefited to the tune of £250,000 over three years.
Donnelly later pleaded guilty to 20 offences of selling and infringing trademark articles.
The assets investigators managed to recover amounted to £141,655, which Judge David Wynn Morgan ordered Donnelly to pay back within three months.
If she fails to do so she will serve five months in prison.
Donnelly must also do 150 hours of unpaid work and 10 days in rehab.
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