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12/11/2013
Convicted Bomb Detector Fraudster Loses Right To Appeal
James McCormick, jailed for 10 years in connection with the sale of fake bomb detectors, has lost his appeal over the sentence.
The 57-year-old businessman from Somerset had is application to appeal rejected by Judge Elgan Edwards, who said that McCormick "knew what he was doing and profited hugely".
According to reports McCormick's barrister had argued that the sentence was excessive, with a previous judge putting "too much" emphasis on lives lost due to the bomb detectors.
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The 57-year-old businessman from Somerset had is application to appeal rejected by Judge Elgan Edwards, who said that McCormick "knew what he was doing and profited hugely".
According to reports McCormick's barrister had argued that the sentence was excessive, with a previous judge putting "too much" emphasis on lives lost due to the bomb detectors.
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