Former Football Club Owner Jailed for Fraud: Andy Pilley Sentenced to 13 Years

Andy Pilley, the owner and former chairman of Fleetwood Town FC, has been jailed for 13 years for fraud.

Pilley was found guilty of running a business with the intention of defrauding creditors, false representation, and being concerned with the retention of criminal property.

He was also found to have mis-sold gas and electricity contracts and posted fake customer comments on websites.

Three other people were also jailed for their role in the scam, which involved duping "very large numbers of honest and decent proprietors" into long and expensive contracts for their gas and electricity amounting to tens of millions of pounds.

The judge said Pilley "devised and enforced an elaborate pretence that the sales team were independent of the supply companies".

The club said it will continue to operate as normal.