The fraudster, of no fixed address but previously from Plympton, Devon, admitted nine offences of fraud and five of theft at Plymouth Crown Court.<\/p>\n
He was jailed for four years and given an indefinite Criminal Behaviour Order banning him from dating and gambling websites.<\/p>\n
Brain was also barred from wearing any military uniform or medals unless by dint of service.<\/p>\n
[…]<\/p>\n
Brain’s offences took place between 2012 and 2015, netting him more than \u00a340,000.<\/p>\n
One of his victims, a 75-year-old Cornish woman, loaned him \u00a320,055 to pay various bills after meeting through the website Badoo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
According to the article, he had been convicted and jailed for more than a year for similar behavior recently, but it was a good way to make money, I guess. The judge in that case named him the “cash card Casanova”.<\/p>\n
He claimed that his disability was due to military sexual trauma – I’m sure his wish will come true in prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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